Butte, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: March 27, 2012

The same day it was announced that Lee Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Mary Junck was given a $500,000 bonus for leading the company through bankruptcy, at least one Montana Standard employee was laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Jim Romenesko; KXLF

Full disclosure: I previously work at The Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, both owned by Lee Enterprises.

Helena, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: March 27, 2012

The day it was announced that Lee Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Mary Junck was given a $500,000 bonus for leading the company through bankruptcy, five Independent Record employees were laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Jim Romenesko; KXLF

Full disclosure: I previously work at The Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, both owned by Lee Enterprises.

Great Falls, Mont.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, Gannett Blog reports one employee was laid off. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Gannett Blog

Helena, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: June 22, 2011

Editor John Doran was laid off. Montana Standard Editor Gerry O’Brien will oversee both papers. IR Publisher Randy Rickman said Doran’s position was the only one eliminated. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: KXLF

Full disclosure: I work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which also is owned by Lee Enterprises.

Missoula, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: May 25, 2011

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

Full disclosure: I work at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which also is owned by Lee Enterprises.

Helena, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: April 20, 2010

Five employees were laid off: A full-time copy editor, three part-time copy editors and a part-time sports reporter. Two open positions also were eliminated.
Source: Great Falls Tribune via Fading to Black

Helena, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Nov. 25, 2009

The free weekly will close.
Source: Helena Independent Record via Lee Watch

Butte, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: July 13, 2009

Printing was outsourced to the Independent Record. The Standard’s six pressmen were offered transfers, but most declined.
Source: The Montana Standard via Lee Watch

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Bozeman, Mont.
Owner: Big Sky Sun
Effective: April 13, 2009

The weekly paper has closed.
Source: Hypercrit via Fading to Black

Missoula, Mont.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Effective: Jan. 27, 2009

4 employees were laid off Jan. 27; 2 more will be laid off Feb. 13.
Source: Missoulian

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