When I started work in commercial radio in Bradford, eighteen years ago, the news team had around six or seven people there during the day, while programming had three full-time members of staff. The presenters each did three-hour shifts; and there were two radio engineers. That was the total staffing level excepting local and national sales; and hugely generous for most local radio stations now.

I note this piece in Lost Remote, which says that a newspaper, the LA Times, is cutting 150 jobs:

70 of the job cuts will come from the newsroom, which will lower the editorial contingent from 940 to 870.

870 people within editorial? I’m amazed. I wonder what they do all day?