Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: March 9, 2012

A reporter, a web developer and an administrative advertising supervisor were laid off. Remaining employees will be required to take a one-week unpaid furlough this year.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Miami
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: Aug. 29, 2011

Thirteen employees were laid off, and 20 open positions were eliminated. Remaining full-time employees will be required to take a weeklong unpaid furlough by the end of the year. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: CBS Miami via Paper Cuts tips

Update: At least four newsroom employees were laid off: Two from sports, one photographer and an entertainment reporter/clerk. (09.06.11)
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Boise, Idaho
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Announced: March 2011

Seven employees (none from the newsroom) were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Boise, Idaho
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Announced: Aug. 15, 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: Paper Cuts tip

Update: Nine employees were laid off: two reporters, one designer, one web editor, three copy editors, an information technology employee and a production employee. (08.18.11)
Source: Paper Cuts tip; Idaho Business Review via Paper Cuts tip

Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: May 11, 2011

The 3-year-old weekly paper has closed. “While the Blue Springs Journal doesn’t have nearly the tenure of other area newspapers, our mission and goals are the same — to accurately report on news at the community level,” Publisher John Beaudoin wrote in a note on the paper’s website. “I believe the Journal did just that.

“Our economy and evolving industry have forced us to become slimmer from a cost standpoint and more critical when evaluating business models that work. The Blue Springs Journal is a victim of the latter.”

Beaudoin did not say how many employees would be laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Blue Springs Journal via Bottom Line Communications

Belton, Mo.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: May 12, 2011

The weekly paper, which was founded in 1892, has closed. “I am sure many of you know of and have experienced firsthand the financial hardships that have come crashing down on all of us over the last few years,” Publisher John Beaudoin wrote in a note published on the paper’s website. “Companies are tightening their belts, layoffs are rampant and industries with as much history as our towns themselves are forced to transform with the times. Decisions like this do not come easy and we wish the city’s residents and leadership well.” Beaudoin did not say how many Star Herald employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: The Belton Star Herald via Bottom Line Communications

Bluffton, S.C.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Date: May 2011

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

Kennewick, Wash.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Effective: May 20, 2011

An unknown number of employees were laid off, including an electrician and advertising employees. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Update: Five employees were laid off: An electrician, a press operator trainee, a machine operator, an advertising services manager and a classified advertising employee. Effective July 1, all hourly employees were cut from a 40-hour workweek to a 37.5-hour workweek. (07.26.11)
Source: Paper Cuts tip

Update: Six employees were laid off. Effective June 20, all remaining hour employees were cut from a 40-hour workweek to a 37.5-hour workweek. (07.26.11)
Source: Paper Cuts tip

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

Design and copy editing are being outsourced to The Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C. A story on the News & Observer’s website says “all 25 N&O positions are being moved,” and current designers and copy editors will “have the opportunity to relocate.”

“Given the new economic realities of our industry, we must find more efficient ways to deliver the very best products to our readers and advertisers, and we are confident the new center will be an important part of our future,” publisher Orage Quarles III was quoted in the story.
Source: News & Observer

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.”

Do you know how many people were laid off? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader