Boston
Owner: Herald Media Inc.
Announced: July 1, 2011

Buyouts were offered to all employees. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Boston Herald

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

Lincoln, Neb.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: July 1, 2011

Eleven employees accepted a buyout offer: seven newsroom employees, two advertising employees, one circulation employee and one imaging services employee.
Source: The Republic

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

Buffalo, N.Y.
Owner: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Announced: March 28, 2011

Four employees — two newsroom editors and two classified advertising employees — accepted a buyout offer. The offer, based on seniority and limited to four newsroom employees and two classified employees, included two weeks of pay for each year of service or $50,000, whichever was greater.
Source: Buffalo Business First

Lafayette, Ind.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, 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: Bloomberg Businessweek

Indianapolis
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Effective: June 21, 2011

As part of 700 cuts across Gannett, 62 employees were laid off. The paper also eliminated 19 open positions. Do you know more? Leave a comment or email me at newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Update: Eleven advertising employees, most in sales, were laid off on June 20. (07.25.11)
Source: Gannett Blog

Update: Twenty-six newsroom employees were laid off, including 12 copy editors and eight reporters.
Source: Gannett Blog

Bad Axe, Mich.
Owner: Hearst Corp.
Effective: May 26, 2011

Buyouts were offered. The editor and publisher accepted buyout offers; others also may have accepted the offer. A new publisher and general manager were named: They will oversee the Daily Tribune and the Midland Daily News.

Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Sources: Huron Daily Tribune via Paper Cuts tip; Paper Cuts tips

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.”

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

New Castle, Ind.
Owner: Paxton Media Group
Effective: 2010

Three newsroom employees were cut: one editor, one reporter and one photographer. Design was outsourced to The Herald-Palladium in St. Joseph, Mich. 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: Paper Cuts tip

New Castle, Ind.
Owner: Paxton Media Group
Effective: 2009

Accounting and billing was outsourced to The Paducah Sun. Do you know more? Leave a comment or send me an email: newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. Emailed tips are anonymous.
Source: Paper Cuts tip