PAPER CUTS :: THE BLOG

2008 total: 2,090+

More than 2,000 jobs cut in the last seven months of 2007

Includes only announced layoffs and buyouts; positions left unfilled generally are not included.

MAP KEY:
white icon = 1 to 24
yellow icon = 25 to 49
blue icon = 50 to 74
green icon = 75 to 99
red icon = 100+
black icon = Unknown

Times Union: 30

May 20, 2008 • Comments? None yet

Albany, N.Y.
Owner: Hearst Corp.
Date: May 19, 2008
The Times Union will cut “at least 30″ newsroom positions through buyouts. Layoffs are possible.
Source: Editor & Publisher

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Kansas City Star: Unknown

May 18, 2008 • Comments? None yet

Kansas City, Mo.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Date: May 16, 2008
New editor Mike Fannin said staff cuts — layoffs and buyouts — are coming, but did not say how many.
Source: Kansas City Business Journals via Fading to Black

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Star Tribune: Unknown

May 18, 2008 • Comments? None yet

Minneapolis, Minn.
Owner: Avista Capital Partners
Date: May 16, 2008
Previous cuts: Feb. 11, 2008
Editor Nancy Barnes told the union and staff she will have to cut $2.5 million from the annual newsroom budget. Officials have not said how many positions will be cut.
Source: Editor & Publisher

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Courier News: Unknown

May 13, 2008 • Comments? None yet

Bridgewater, N.J.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: May 9, 2008
Gannett is offering 166 buyouts at five New Jersey papers.
Source: Reuters

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Home News Tribune: Unknown

May 13, 2008 • Comments? None yet

East Brunswick, N.J.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: May 9, 2008
Gannett is offering 166 buyouts at five New Jersey papers.
Source: Reuters

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