Journalists from the three local editorial offices of Dauphiné Libéré (EBRA Group) were on strike Tuesday to mark their opposition to the closures of the Grenoble and Voiron (Isère) agencies, planned as part of an economy plan.
This economic plan must be presented at the end of November when “for the first time in its history, the Dauphine will make losses this year,” the general director of the regional daily Christophe Victor told AFP.
“Yes, journalists understand budgetary constraints (…). But today, the editorial team says NO! », Protests an open letter from the editorial staff concerned, emphasizing that the profession “requires a presence in the field on a daily basis”.
A deficit of four million euros in 2022
The forecast deficit has been estimated at more than four million euros, linked to the rise in paper and energy prices, but also to the drop in sales and the delivery crisis which affects all press titles. regionally, he explained.
Among the recovery measures under study, management plans to close its two agencies in Grenoble and Voiron in order to repatriate the editorial staff to the Veurey-Varoise headquarters.
The plan also envisages a renovation of the headquarters, located around fifteen kilometers from Grenoble and currently 50% unoccupied, according to Christophe Victor. The only measure taken, the publication of three “unprofitable” advertising magazines has already been suspended, he said.
A first voluntary departure plan in 2018
After a first voluntary departure plan in 2018, the question of journalist staff also remains “a point of vigilance” for the editorial staff, while recruitment has been frozen and vacant positions filled by temporary contracts, according to the attached SNJ delegate. by AFP.
The strike which mobilized between 30 and 40 journalists on Tuesday, according to an estimate by the SNJ, had a marginal effect on the flow of information on the website and will lead to a regrouping of local editions for the paper version, according to management.
The Dauphiné Libéré is part of the EBRA (Crédit Mutuel) press group which includes 8 other regional dailies (L’Alsace, The latest news from Alsace, The Republican East, The Lorraine Republican, Vosges-Morning, The Public Good, Progress et The Saône-et-Loire Journal).
2023-09-27 17:02:02
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