I often times see people post about the "media" or "news" when commenting about auto industry layoffs. People need to realize that the media will not "bite the hand that feeds it". That is why you see the layoffs reported but never anything in-depth or investigative as to the "why", "who" and "how". The recent General layoffs proved that. One day and coverage of it was over. No heart-wrenching stories about the laid-off engineer and his family of 5. No stories about how the layoffs were handled and how long dedicated employees were treated. I have seen posts from people suggesting that the "media" should hear about this or that. The reality is that the media is almost like the PR arm of the company. They report what they are given. "Job cuts" and "white collar firings" are repackaged as "austerity plans". Positive stories lead to greater access to the "company", its celebrity CEO's, and sponsored perks for these media types. Just look at the "pop-ups" on even this site and all of the Detroit media sites and you will see why the real stories of these layoffs will never get covered. The days of the hard-charging investigative reporter looking for the corruption and asking the hard questions are over. Don't count of the Detroit media to expose anything or provide any real information about these layoffs. Their best customers just want it to go away.
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Phone numbers and email addresses to local media are readily available. Most of them post here asking for people to call them. It's a complete fabrication for you to suggest the media doesn't report on the people affected -- the truth is that the people affected don't want to talk to the media. Ford does. If the media reaches out here, call them!
Time to resurrect this thread
For those who haven’t seen the profile, it is a must read: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2019/02/22/ford-hackett-restructuring-layoffs/2859058002/
This incompetent bozo is going to decide the fate of thousands of hard working and talented people, when in reality he should be receiving the first pink slip.
The devastating profile in this weekend’s Free Press which depicted Ford’s CEO as an incompetent buffoon that is enabled by the Fords kind of disproves your theory. As to why there aren’t stories about the poor laid off engineer....people lose interest after the sensational news hits. There was a buildup around how many layoffs? When? Where? Once the balloon popped everyone kind of moved on, as sad as that is.