Out With A Bang

Given the blood that appears to be splattering around the walls of Newsquest’s NW operations right now… some 80-odd Bolton printers look the next to go; six days before Christmas…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/11/downturn-pressandpublishing

… it took me back to this… http://outwithabang.rickwaghorn.co.uk/?p=180

Or rather this particular line from Newsquest’s digital head…

“All I can say is that it is welcome news and the Trust have made a very sensible decision,” said Roger Green, managing director of Newsquest Digital Media.Three Counties Radio says it all,” he said, explaining that this type of coverage illustrated the BBC’s approach to local news…

“They [the BBC] are totally irrelevant to local audience needs,” he added.

Said, no doubt, in the heat of that triumphant battle with the BBC over their dastardly plans for enhanced local video output through the regions, the thought might cross one or two minds as to just how ‘relevant’ Newsquest North-West is becoming to their local audience’s 2008 needs.

Less and less, one might argue.