In an effort to curb spending at a news organization that has endured its fair share of economic turmoil recently, the New York Times' has told its metro desk employees they will no longer get free city newspapers, the Observer reports.
Metro administrative manager Gloria Bell sent a short and sweet message to the metro desk staffers today saying that if employees would like to peruse the paper edition of their competitors, the Post or the Daily News, they will have to do so by buying the papers themselves
"You all know how tight budgets have become. They are getting tighter," Bell wrote in a memo to employees, obtained by the Observer.
"Because of that we have decided to cut all subscriptions to newspapers and magazines that come in from the news dealer. If you wish to read any of the tabloids or out of town papers, either purchase your own or share with co-workers who purchase them to read on their way to work."
The memo ends by indicating that the money the Times will save by canceling the newspaper subscriptions will go toward paying their freelancers more.
