June 29, 2008
OLYMPIAN REPORTERS COVERING YELM NEWS LAID OFF
Olympian veteran reporters Lisa Pemberton & Jim Szymanski have been laid-off as of June 27th in the downsizing reported here last week by owner McClatchy newspapers.
Pemberton was the only press reporter to take a Ramtha School of Enlightenment class and publish observations and Szymanski covered business news and Yelm's NASCAR track issue several years ago and both will be sorely missed, in an area where news is limited, at best!
We wish Pemberton & Szymanski well in their next adventures and acknowledge their fine work, especially in their interests in Yelm.
If you have general story ideas for The Olympian, a good place to send those is to
features@theolympian.com.
This story by the AP today highlights what is happening to American newspapers:
"Newspapers are bracing for more bad news
Deep job cuts, outsourcing, more asset sales coming as industry retrenches"
Lisa Pemberton & Jim Szymanski were intrigued with Yelm's uniqueness and, under their own power gave voice to our issues... fairly.
I wish them well.
Why do news and information matter, aren't we all supposed to be out patriotically shopping or something?
Seriously though, this just limits our meaningful local coverage further, and illustrates the value of efforts such as this blog.
Perhaps we all need to consider Steve's example and keep our eyes peeled for impactful local occurances, and work harder to make our voices heard.
Welcome back, SRK!
Both of their minds will be greatly missed! Godspeed Lisa and Jim! May your next adventure be more satisfying and pay you well; you both deserve it!