A database of bad news from America

Mark Potts former journalist at the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune as well as being a co founder Washington Post.com has been building up a database of bad news in the American media market.

You can read the full list here but for a sample

1.More than 6,300 employees at the 100 largest newspapers have lost jobs through buyouts or layoffs in the past year.

2.More than half of those cutbacks have come since the beginning of June.

3.Nearly two-thirds of the top 100 papers have cut staff in the past year, including all but four of the top 34

And as he says

putting it all together in one database shows the totality of the newspaper industry's shrinkage. Seeing all the cuts and other moves in one place is revealing–and more than a bit depressing.

Any volunteers for the Uk equivalent?