Thursday, October 18, 2012

Syracuse newspaper to lay off 115 employees

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Post-Standard of Syracuse says it will lay off 115 full- and part-time employees as it moves ahead with plans to combine print and online operations to form two new companies early next year.

http://online.wsj.com/article/APad8eddc03ae94371aa9b6335ac76d526.html

The beginning of the end

Newsweek will publish its final print edition December 31, the company announced Thursday morning. It will launch a subscription product called Newsweek Global, some of whose content will be available on the Daily Beast. A note from Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown lays out the change:

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/192028/newsweek-to-reduce-staff-eliminate-print-edition-as-it-goes-digital-only-in-2013/


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Decline in foreclosure notices prompts layoffs at Bend Bulletin


The parent company of The Bulletin newspaper of Bend announced it is reducing employees because of a loss of revenue from foreclosure notices.

Western Communications, which also published the Redmond Spokesman and five other papers, says the cuts affecting less than 10 percent of the company's nearly 400 workers will be accomplished through layoffs and attrition.

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/fewer_foreclosures_notices_pro.html

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Decline in foreclosure notices prompts layoffs at Bend Bulletin

The parent company of The Bulletin newspaper of Bend announced it is reducing employees because of a loss of revenue from foreclosure notices.

Western Communications, which also published the Redmond Spokesman and five other papers, says the cuts affecting less than 10 percent of the company's nearly 400 workers will be accomplished through layoffs and attrition.

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/fewer_foreclosures_notices_pro.html

Media General sells Tampa Trib

Media General Inc. today said it sold the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, completing its exit from the newspaper industry.

Los Angeles-based private equity investment group Revolution Capital Group purchased the paper and TBO.com for $9.5 million. They will be operated by a newly created local entity called the Tampa Media Group, the companies said.

http://www.newsandtech.com/dateline/article_104e40d4-1183-11e2-b94a-001a4bcf887a.html