At the Naples Daily News, reporters have been told not to use the phones on their desks. Romenesko reports:
Scripps newspapers took in $65 million in November, but the company apparently doesn’t want to waste any of those bucks on phone technology. The Scripps-owned Naples Daily News sent this memo to staffers today: “In an effort to free up more incoming phone lines for customers calling in to start the paper, and placing classified ads, we are asking that ALL employees immediately refrain from using the desk phone (land line) as much as possible. If you must make business calls please use your cell phone.”