A quick message for my Novocastrian followers. Apologies to the rest. But it can’t go unsaid. I feel so, so sad tonight. Not only are 66 sub-editing jobs being sent off-shore to New Zealand, but 13 journalists have lost their jobs at AAP as well. No doubt more retrenchments will follow. There was a better, more economical, Aussie way – at least for Fairfax – but they were too blind to see it. They didn’t even do their homework properly. Instead they went for the quick and dirty, cheap and nasty option. And they will remain clueless about the steep decline that’s certain to follow. They will make excuses, offer other reasons for their fall. Sure, new technology does hold much of the blame. But blatant mismanagement can’t be ignored, can’t be forgiven. There was a smarter way to do this. Shame on those who didn’t have the passion to try.
housegoeshome 
Well said, Alana!
Ditto. I suppose we’ll all start looking for the screw ups that the NZ subs do with our placenames and culture. Can’t see them having the same sentiment about the figs as the Newcastle subs did.