Layoffs at The Express Tribune
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 9 October 2018
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The Express Media Group is undergoing a series of layoffs after merging its newspapers and television channels. Notable terminations include Qadeer Tanoli and Shahzad Anwar as the company implements austerity measures.Summary
ISLAMABAD – The Express Media Group has started to lay off staff step by step after merging its newspapers The Express Tribune, Daily Express and Express-News Television.
Insiders say that Qadeer Tanoli, a reporter at the Islamabad station has been asked to resign. Last month, Shahzad Anwar, a senior reporter was told to leave.
More terminations are expected in the days ahead as the group goes for a massive austerity drive.
By merging its newspapers and television, a reporter’s story would get published in The Express Tribune, and then translated and published in the Urdu Daily Express. The reporter would also be required to give beepers on Express News TV.
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KEY POINTS:
- Express Media Group has started layoffs amid mergers of its publications.
- Qadeer Tanoli and Shahzad Anwar are among those asked to resign.
- More layoffs are expected in the near future due to austerity efforts.
- Stories will be published across both English and Urdu platforms.
- Reporters are now required to contribute to multiple channels.
