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I just found out Jon is staying and I honestly cannot believe it really worked out this way. Thank you for signing because I know my frantic emails were not the only thing that kept him in that office (seriously though who would even replace him). We still need to …

May 2, 2013

Don't make Whitby Gazette editor Jon Stokoe redundant

Don't make Whitby Gazette editor Jon Stokoe redundant

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 6 months ago
Johnston Press is proposing to make the editor of the Whitby Gazette - Jon Stokoe - redundant. We urge the company to retain the services of Mr Stokoe because, as the editor of one out of only 13 UK local weekly newspapers to increase sales in the second half of last year, he is clearly doing an outstandingly good job. Looking at fully paid-for weekly newspapers, the Whitby Gazette was the fifth best performing title out of 373 in the UK last year. It sends out a terrible signal not just to the people of Whitby, but across the regional press, if young editors who are doing an outstanding job are dispensed with.

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Reached 1,000 supporters

March 11, 2013

March 11, 2013

The emails I keep getting from people who actually know Jon are just heart wrenching because it really shows how much the local paper means to the town. I am still waiting to hear back from the bosses at Johnston Press but honestly the silence from them is starting to feel like a very deliberate choice.

Reached 100 supporters

March 7, 2013

March 5, 2013

I just looked at the count and we are almost at a hundred which is honestly wild because if we hit that mark we can actually force them to look at our list instead of just ignoring the inbox I swear. If everyone just grabs their phone and texts a local friend right now we might cross that line before the end of the day or even sooner if people are quick about it.

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Sarah McBride
13 years ago Featured

Jon has done wonders for the gazette. You cant find a paper that actually cares about this town anymore. Keep him on.

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Dave Petersen
13 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. The man is actually growing the business while everyone else is failing. Corporate greed at its finest.

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Brian Guerrero
13 years ago Featured

TERRIBLE IDEA. Jon is the best editor weve had in years. Stop cutting costs and ruining good papers.

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Susan Turner
13 years ago Featured

The whitby gazette is a staple of our community and jon is the reason it still feels like a local paper. Dont make this mistake.

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Mark McCarthy
13 years ago Featured

Why would you fire the one person who is actually making money for the company? makes zero sense.

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Linda Lin
13 years ago Featured

Leave jon alone!! He actually listens to the people here.