Munster, Ind.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Sept. 9, 2011

Four employees were laid off: two pressroom employees, one IT employee and an assistant managing editor. Two open newsroom positions also were eliminated. The Times is one of Lee Enterprises’ first consolidated design centers: The paper is still hiring a designer.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips

Full disclosure: I work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which also is owned by Lee Enterprises, and previously worked at The Times of Northwest Indiana.

Los Angeles
Owner: Tribune Co.
Effective: Sept. 9, 2011

Five newsprint handlers and 16 mailroom employees will be laid off. There also are rumors of newsroom layoffs. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20-Year Club

Dallas
Owner: A.H. Belo Corp.
Effective: Sept. 6, 2011

Thirty-eight newsroom employees were laid off, including 13 copy editors. The Morning News has already killed a weekly entertainment tab and laid off production, IT and advertising employees this year. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: DMN Cuts

Galesburg, Ill.
Owner: GateHouse Media Inc.
Effective: Sept. 2, 2011

Three newsroom employees were laid off: The web editor, a sports reporter and an education reporter. Editor Tom Martin said the layoffs “were not easily made.”
Source: The Register-Mail

Savannah, Ga.
Owner: Morris Communications
Effective: Aug. 31, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off, and three publications will be eliminated: Coastal Senior, West Chatham Neighbor and Apartment Finder. “For the past several weeks, we have been examining all aspects of our operation and product portfolio,” Publisher Michael C. Traynor said in a story on the Morning News website. “It is clear we must accelerate our progress toward the digital future by growing audience and sales while making our legacy infrastructure more efficient.” Traynor said laid off employees were offered a severance package, but did not say how many employees were affected.
Sources: Ledger-Enquirer; Savannah Morning News

Dallas
Owner: A.H. Belo Corp.
Effective: Aug. 25, 2011

Sixteen advertising and marketing employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: DMN Cuts

Dayton, Ohio
Owner: Cox Enterprises
Effective: Sept. 26, 2011

The paper notified the union on Aug. 26, 2011, that four editorial assistants and two to four photographers would be laid off. Photo editor Larry C. Price resigned on Aug. 29 instead of cutting photographers. “I do not believe the layoffs are fair to you as individuals or that they are in the best interest of the Dayton Daily News and our readers,” Price wrote in a memo to his staff. “If these cuts are enacted, it will be impossible to meet the Cox initiatives for covering breaking news, sharing content with our media partners and growing our online presence.” Layoffs still are expected.
Sources: Media Jobs Daily, Dayton Business Journal, Esrati.com

St. Augustine, Fla.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: Aug. 31, 2011

A reporter and a designer/copy editor were laid off.
Sources: Paper Cuts tips

Pontiac, Mich.
Owner: Journal Register Co.
Effective: Aug. 17, 2011

At least two editors and a photographer were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Metro Times; Paper Cuts tip

Southgate, Mich.
Owner: Journal Register Co.
Effective: Aug. 17, 2011

Three editors “among others” were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Metro Times via Paper Cuts tip