Gannett layoffs

At least 10, including an old friend, at Florida Today.

 

How 'bout this?

http://jimromenesko.com/2013/08/01/the-best-story-to-come-out-of-todays-gannett-layoffs/

 

Layoffs closing in on 200: http://gannettblog.blogspot.com

 

I'm advised that Nashville folks expect there will be more layoffs in the next few days, in line with totals at some of the other larger Gannett papers.

 

Lotta good that will do him; the City Paper announced last week it's ceasing publication.

 

It looks like my regional group lost 20 people, including a fabulous photog, a tech guy who spoke newsroom English, some veteran news-side copy editors, and a sports reporter.

It appears the Central division papers were the hardest hit this time. However, a friend at the Indy Star said that newsroom was untouched and it looks like Detroit escaped relatively unscathed.

 

I heard 5 at the Des Moines Register. One for certain was a former co-worker.

 

The one I heard for sure from there is a sports guy who probably had more bylines than anyone at that fucking place. And from a ridiculously long list of different schools/sports/levels.

 

I'm hearing 8 in Jackson and at least 3 in Hattiesburg. Tough day. No such thing as job security in this biz. But we knew that already.

 

Quite the opposite about Indy's newsroom being untouched, it had some layoffs and the Indy Guild even posted about them.

 

Apparently the Cincy Enquirer closed its Kentucky edition.

 

From the link, this is sad to hear: