The Financial Post sums up what Sun Media employees feared when PKP replaced Michael Sifton as Sun Media chief less than two months ago:
"It didn't take long for Pierre-Karl Péladeau to assert himself at Sun Media."
Indeed, it didn't. Before today, there had already been 13 staffers cut at the Kingston Whig-Standard and the Toronto Sun and the London Free Press axed its Sunday edition.
Perhaps Sifton, who was a calming presence for shell-shocked Sun Media employees following eight years of slicing and dicing, didn't agree with the need for massive layoffs.
Whatever, Sun sources called that Nov. 7 announcement by PKP Black Friday.
Now, Black Tuesday.
The remaining Day Oners who launched the Toronto Sun on Nov. 1, 1971, must be shaking their heads and shedding a tear watching all of their efforts fade to black.
Perhaps Sifton, who was a calming presence for shell-shocked Sun Media employees following eight years of slicing and dicing, didn't agree with the need for massive layoffs.
Whatever, Sun sources called that Nov. 7 announcement by PKP Black Friday.
Now, Black Tuesday.
The remaining Day Oners who launched the Toronto Sun on Nov. 1, 1971, must be shaking their heads and shedding a tear watching all of their efforts fade to black.
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