Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Owner: Tribune Co.
Effective: Feb. 12, 2011

The Tamarac call center was closed; work was outsourced to Orlando. “In February 2011, we will further consolidate the Florida Teleservices operation by expanding the Orlando Sentinel call center,” a memo to employees read. “As part of this venture, we had to make the difficult decision to shut down South Florida’s Tamarac call center, which will officially close on February 12, 2011. Every effort is being made to help the affected employees with this transition, and appropriate measures are being taken to ensure a smooth transition for our telemarketing efforts.”

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Source: Paper Cuts tip

Lexington, Ky.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: Jan. 24, 2011

Six advertising and circulation employees were laid off or moved from full-time to part-time. Open positions also were eliminated. Employees (except advertising salespeople) will be required to take a one-week unpaid furlough in the first quarter of the fiscal year, as well. In a story on the paper’s website, publisher Timothy M. Kelley said the paper’s revenue was down. “As a result, we need to implement additional cost-saving measures to achieve our business goals.”

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Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Palm Beach, Fla.
Owner: Cox Enterprises
Announced: April 22, 2011

Cox has announced it will consolidate its copy editors and page designers for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Palm Beach Post, Austin American-Statesman and Dayton Daily News within two years. There will be layoffs, but how many and from which papers is unclear. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Raleigh, N.C.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: May 3, 2011

“About 20″ employees were laid off. “Although our declines are not as steep as they have been in previous years, revenue trends remain negative year-over-year,” publisher Orage Quarles III wrote in a memo to employees. “As a result, we must continue to look for ways to offset this trend by managing expenses.” This is the paper’s second round of layoffs in 2011.
Source: News & Observer via Paper Cuts tip

Des Moines, Iowa
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, the Register laid off 13 employees — most from the newsroom. Register president and publisher Laura Hollingsworth blamed the “unpredictable and inconsistent” economy. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Neptune, N.J.; Somerset, N.J.; Morris, N.J.; Middlesex, N.J.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, the four New Jersey papers laid off 36 employees. Asbury Park Press president and publisher Thomas M. Donovan said all departments were affected. Do you know how many employees were laid off at each paper? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Lansing, Mich.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, the Lansing State Journal laid off 15 employees across several departments. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WLNS

Fort Collins, Colo.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts at Gannett papers, the Coloradoan laid off a marketing employee, a production employee and a part-time janitor.
Source: Denver Post

Austin, Texas
Owner: Cox Enterprises
Announced: June 1, 2011
Effective: June 24, 2011

Buyouts are being offered to 167 employees — about a quarter of the paper’s workforce. The American Independent reports that Statesman managers expect about 20 percent of those buyout offers to be accepted.
Sources: The American Independent

Update: Twelve newsroom employees and 21 employees from other departments accepted the buyout offer. In a column, editor Fred Zipp said the newsroom employees who left “do so knowing they helped the Statesman make a quantum leap forward in quality.”

“It’s impossible, however, to endure the loss of 12 such accomplished colleagues without ill effect. They have made enormous contributions to the success of the Statesman,” Zipp wrote. (07.14.11)
Source: Austin American-Statesman

Boston
Owner: Herald Media Inc.
Announced: May 11, 2011

The Herald is negotiating a contract to outsource printing and delivery to the Boston Globe, which will result in layoffs. How many employees will be laid off is not known. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Boston Globe