We vastly respect our Scripps Information staff’s contribution to every thing that’s good in regards to the information media as we speak.
Adam
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I do know that there aren’t any phrases that I can write to ease the ache we’re all feeling proper now. However, I need you to know that we fought very exhausting to maintain this from occurring. Whereas terribly disappointing, this was a enterprise resolution pushed by exterior elements and is on no account a mirrored image on the unimaginable work of every one in every of you.
The robust actuality is that regardless of doing outstanding and award-winning journalism, constructing our OTA viewers steadily since we launched, and doubling our weekly OTA income within the final yr, the nationwide advert market merely didn’t maintain over the air Scripps Information as a viable enterprise. Even with these positive factors, the corporate merely couldn’t discover the income within the market to assist the over the air broadcast.
Collectively, over barely three years, every of you helped to construct a information group from the bottom up that promised and delivered truthful and goal journalism. We set out to do that at a divisive time in our nation’s historical past and I imagine that what you completed is undiminished by this devastating information as we speak. It’s some comfort that the Scripps Information model is not going to disappear altogether, and that fifty of our colleagues can be staying to proceed the top-notch reporting and producing going ahead.
The world wants extra goal journalism and devoted journalists like all of you.
Certainly, we nonetheless have a most consequential election to cowl for our viewers that calls for reality based mostly and considerate protection. We owe it to our loyal audiences on each platform to proceed to ship the very best high quality information and knowledge proper as much as November 15 after we anticipate greater than 200 of our colleagues can be leaving Scripps Information. I may even be leaving the corporate.
I’m positive that each one of you might have every kind of questions and issues you wish to categorical. I and the entire management at Scripps Information are right here to take heed to you at this very tough second.
With deep respect and affection for you all,
Kate
