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Bakersfield California

The next meeting of the WDC will be held
October 18-19, 2008 at the
Four Points Sheraton in Bakersfield Calif. 

The hotel is located at 5101 California Avenue. Rooms are $110 a night. Call 661-325-9700 before Oct. 3 to make reservations.

There will be a hospitality room Friday evening and continental breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday morning.

 

 

 

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News and headlines about the media industry from the Guild Reporter

08/28/2008 12:28 AM
'Chicago Sun-Times' Editor Warns of Further Cuts
The Chicago Sun-Times has opened negotiations with the Chicago Newspaper Guild seeking a new round of staff cuts, Editor in Chief Michael Cooke said in a memo to employees Wednesday. He said the paper had presented union representatives a "package of proposed cuts" but did not disclose the number of reductions the Sun-Times is seeking.
08/28/2008 12:28 AM
New York Times Shocker: Online Ad Growth Stalls
When The New York Times Company released its July results, the 17.9% decline in ad revenue at its news media group wasn’t all that surprising. But the media group’s internet ad revenue turns out to be a real shock: It grew less than 1%, as the big bad economy threatens to undermine traditional media’s best hope for the future.
08/28/2008 12:28 AM
Newspaper union postpones $25 raise
Members of the 700-strong Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia have voted, 197-79, to push back a $25 weekly raise until Aug. 1, 2009, just a month before expiration of their current contract with The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia Media Holdings said it needed the postponement to help achieve $10 million in cuts by the end of this year.
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