New York Times Tells Staffers: No Text Messaging, 411 From Company Phones

The New York Observer:

In today's edition of New York Times cost-saving: Times editors are now strongly encouraging staffers to quit texting on their company cell phones, avoid using the phones entirely when overseas on assignment and never, ever to call 411 with a company phone.

Read the whole story: The New York Observer

Comments

[fairdebate]

I wonder if they have ever thought of reporting THE NEWS....This is a Liberal ONLY newspaper....They only reach 20 % of the population......Conservatives make up 40% and Indepedents 35%....All they have to do is print both sides of a story..HOW HARD IS THAT....Sure Obama wont like it ,,but so what

[mamacat]

If it were up to me, I would give the NYT a taxbreak, like the one organised religions get.

[wdcvhi]

Agreed.

[NickCatal]

Using texting between BlackBerrys (when there is BlackBerry IM) and for Twitter on BlackBerrys (when there is TwitterBerry and now Ubertwitter) is a complete waste of both money and powerful tools available to BlackBerry users. With a workforce as mobile as the NYT has roaming adds up quickly to be a major expense to the company and 411 is a waste of money in general.

This is all basic 'duh' advice every enterprise should be giving their employees before they even get a company phone.

[plan9]

NYT is now $2 daily, they have ordained their own demise.

[InofTouch]

twitter is cheaper

[IDIOTA]

This is dumb. They're a news organization.

[ReelBusy]

It's news to them.

[jimrs6]

Their instructions from the White House will now need to be emailed to them.

[Schvenzlerman]

Priceless!

[Martampa]

Much the same as Bush and Co did with Fixed News but then the WH conveniently lost the instructions they e-mailed.

[rgersmrk]

Man, I wish my company told me that about my company cell phone, especially the vacation part. I would turn the thing off the minute I left work.

[chasmader]

Well, I can certainly understand the Times' point. I just got back from Mexico and I have the roaming charges to prove it.

[curiousasheck]

Perhaps the old values of hard work, thrift and austerity will necessarily return [with a vengeance] as a matter of survival?

[KLordsha]

Soooo...where are they going to get their scoops from?? PBS?

[SpaghettyIrish]

I didn't realize the times was in such trouble. Complaining about a $1.49 charge is never a good sign.

[ACMallet]

I love watching the NYT dig its own grave.

[GeorgeP922]

I agree, they deserve it for hiding from the American people the wiretapping crimes that Bush and Cheney were committing for 1 year.

Any company that trades American liberty for "access" deserves to fail.

[wdcvhi]

Why yes, lets just eliminate EVEN MORE of Murdoch's competition, they fu/ck/ed up one story so they should be put to death, shouldn't they?

[dagnome27]

Guess the economic realities have finally hit home. right? Good luck with this...

[kcinci]

The easiest and best business way to deal with this is allow the employee to his/her choice of phone, carrier and plan and be willing to reimburse the employee for a predefined amount per month for the requirement of having a cell phone. The employee can use the additional services as best fit the employee. When the employee is responsible for the cost the employee tends to be much more conscientious of costs.