Restating the news

Here's how a blurb about Chicago Tribune staff cuts was reported on a media roundup I read: "The Chicago Tribune cut about 15 editorial employees Thursday as the media company continues to shrink its newsroom."

Here's how I would rephrase it: The Chicago Tribune cut about 15 editorial employees Thursday as the media company its drive toward seppuku.

The Tribune has cut deeper than any fat that might have been in its newsroom. Now it's deep into cutting bone, nerves and, of course, brains.