Athens, Ga.
Owner: Morris Communications Inc.
Effective: March 12, 2012

Printing was outsourced to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: News & Tech; Topeka Capital-Journal

Atlanta
Owner: Creative Loafing Inc.
Effective: March 14, 2012

Four employees were laid off, and salaries of the remaining employees were cut 5 percent companywide. A memo from Creative Loafing group publisher Alison Draper said the cuts were “a necessary action to put each of our properties on solid financial footing, allowing us to protect our organization against uncertainty — and therefore continue the important work we do.”
Source: Creative Loafing Atlanta

Atlanta
Owner: Cox Media Group
Announced: Oct. 27, 2011

Design and copy editing for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Austin American Statesman, Dayton Daily News and Palm Beach Post will be consolidated in Florida and Ohio. The wire desk for the four papers will be consolidated in Atlanta. “For us to stay competitive, it is important to continually evaluate all aspects of our business to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible while providing the highest quality products and services to our customers,” AJC publisher Mike Joseph said in a letter to employees. The letter did not say how many employees would be laid off. The AJC now employs 2,546 people.
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Charles Apple

Correction: A previous version neglected to point out that design and copy editing would be consolidated to two papers: The Palm Beach Post and the Dayton Daily News. This post has been corrected. (11.04.11)

Americus, Ga.
Owner: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Effective: Oct. 19, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WALB

Cordele, Ga.
Owner: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Effective: Oct. 19, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WALB

Tifton, Ga.
Owner: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Effective: Oct. 19, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WALB

Thomasville, Ga.
Owner: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Effective: Oct. 19, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WALB

Valdosta, Ga.
Owner: Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Effective: Oct. 19, 2011

Sixteen employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: WALB

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

Atlanta
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