tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post3771319788853559124..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: CNHI closes weeklies in NE Ky., will send subscribers daily once a week; university town 55 miles away has no paperMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-79138101091355144782020-05-03T12:30:34.377-04:002020-05-03T12:30:34.377-04:00Thank you for covering this Al. As the soul employ...Thank you for covering this Al. As the soul employee of the Grayson Journal-Enquirer and Olive Hill Times at the time this closure, and my furlough, happened, I do have one correction though. <br />The Grayson and Olive Hill papers were turning a profit. I was told several times that we were among the few weekly papers at CNHI (Morehead had only recently been changed to a weekly) that was not in the red. <br />On top of being one of the few weeklies in the black, we had also cut all overhead drastically, including the closure of both physical offices – one in each city – over the last two years, laying off both our stringers, and consolidating editorial duties, advertisement, and distribution in the Ashland office. I was effectively a one-man-shop for all of Carter County; deciding on the content each week and where it should be placed, compiling event calendars, and covering all local government and community events. CNHI filler content or content from Ashland writers was used in lieu of local content that used to be provided by our two stringers, who were paid by the article. I worked mostly from home, my vehicle, or the public library, but was required at times to make the one+ hour commute to Ashland for our layout days or corporate meetings. I don't believe it would have been possible to cut our costs any more, but we were turning a profit even before all these drastic measures were taken. Or, at least, according to the information I was provided by former Ashland editor Glenn Puitt. Jeremy D. Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895573867211807608noreply@blogger.com