Newspaper Layoffs

Newspaper Makes Controversial Firing

Posted 05.16.2012

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The story of Oregonian editor Bob Caldwell's shocking death took another twist on Thursday, after one of his colleagues was fired for giving false inf...

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Tampa Tribune Announces Massive Layoffs

AP | Posted 02.11.2012

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Tribune is laying off 165 more employees as its parent company tries to further cut costs. The newspaper reported on it...

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Union Makes Major Charge Against The Washington Post

Posted 11.22.2011

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The Washington Post Guild accused the paper on Tuesday for unjustly laying off employees and targeting employees of color. The Guild claimed that t...

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Layoffs At New York Daily News

Capital New York | Joe Pompeo | Posted 01.04.2012

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Layoffs have come to the Daily News. Since this morning, staffers to be laid off have been getting called into a conference room to meet with senio...

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Leading Bay Area Newspaper Group Announces Massive Layoffs

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 10.24.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — MediaNews Group is combining most of its daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area to save money on their print editions so...

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Leading Bay Area Newspaper Group Announces Major Changes, Layoffs

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 10.24.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — MediaNews Group is combining most of its daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area to save money on their print editions so...

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More Layoffs At LA Times

Posted 10.15.2011

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The Los Angeles Times has announced another round of layoffs, this time in the press room. The company said in a statement that it would lay off a...

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There But For (a $5.4 Billion) Fortune

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's the tale of a New Jersey newspaper that lost a reader after publishing the net worth of a man so filthy rich he needs a shoe stretcher for his wallet.

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New York Times Layoffs Begin

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times began its latest round of layoffs Wednesday, as too few employees accepted voluntary buyouts. The New York Post's Keith Kelly repo...

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Newspaper Job Losses Top 15,000 In 2009

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over 15,000 newspaper employees have lost their jobs in 2009, according to media industry watcher News Cycle. News Cycle calculates that, so far this...

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San Francisco Chronicle Layoffs Begin

San Francisco Business Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The San Francisco Chronicle began laying off editorial employees Thursday, and is expected to eliminate up to 30 jobs in the latest round of staffing ...

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Ben & Jerry's Cloning Hoax Backfires

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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With journalism migrating to the internet, it's important readers can trust what they read -- at the very least from companies like Ben & Jerry's that position themselves as concerned about our welfare.

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Wall Street Journal Cuts 25 Newsroom Jobs, Shutters Fashion Group

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal, one of the last major U.S. daily newspapers to avoid deep cuts to its news gathering operations amid a histo...

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Financial Times Layoffs: 80 Lose Jobs

Guardian | Stephen Brook and Mark Sweney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Financial Times group is planning to make up to 80 staff redundant across its global operations, telling journalists today that 2009 will be a "cr...

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Failing Newspaper With Online Potential For Sale... Any Takers?

Meghan Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

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With features such as comment boards and community blogs, the Internet makes possible the essence of journalism: creating public discourse.

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Layoffs Hit USA Today, Paper Seeks Volunteers

Poynter.org | Jim Romenesko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Memo sent to USA Today staffers on Nov. 23 To: The newsroom staff From: Ken Paulson and John Hillkirk The current economic crisis has taken it...

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Los Angeles Times Expected To Layoff 75 Editorial Staffers

Variety | Cynthia Littleton | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ax is still swinging at the Los Angeles Times. Word spread in journo circles on Monday that the newspaper is looking at axing another 75 editoria...

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Gannett To Cut 1,000 Newspaper Jobs Across The US

Reuters | Robert MacMillan | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Gannett Co Inc plans to eliminate 1,000 positions from its local newspapers around the U.S. because of declining advertising...

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