Framingham, Mass.
Owner: GateHouse Media Inc.
Date: Oct. 17, 2008
7 employees were laid off at the MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News.
Source: Boston Herald
MetroWest Daily News: Unknown
Chicago Sun-Times: 2
Chicago
Owner: Sun-Times Media Group
Date: Oct. 16, 2008
2 editorial board members were laid off. More cuts may have been made elsewhere.
Source: Paper Cuts tip
The Leaf-Chronicle: 35
Clarksville, Tenn.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: Oct. 14, 2008
The Tenneessean will print the paper, eliminating 35 full-time jobs at the Leaf-Chronicle.
Source: The Leaf-Chronicle
San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group: 11
California
Owner: MediaNews Group
Date: Oct. 13, 2008
The new media editor and 10 non-editorial employees were laid off.
Source: Gary Scott; Gary Scott
Houston Chronicle: 10
Houston
Owner: Hearst Corp.
Date: Oct. 9, 2008
10 employees were laid off after fewer than 90 employees accepted buyout offers.
Source: Wall Street Journal
The Olympian: 5
Olympia, Wash.
Owner: The McClatchy Co.
Date: Oct. 11, 2008
The Olympian will be printed at The News Tribune in Tacoma. 3 employees will be transferred; 5 will be laid off.
Source: The Olympian
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 20
Sarasota, Fla.
Owner: New York Times Co.
Date: Oct. 10, 2008
20 jobs were cut.
Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune via Romenesko
Tampa Tribune: 4
Tampa, Fla.
Owner: Media General
Date: Oct. 1, 2008
A columnist and 3 editors were laid off.
Source: The Feed
East Valley Tribune: 142
Mesa, Ariz.
Owner: Freedom Communications Inc.
Date: Oct. 6, 2008
142 employees will be laid off. The paper is cutting distribution to 4 days.
Source: East Valley Tribune via Paper Cuts tip
Salisbury Post: Unknown
Salisbury, N.C.
Owner: Post Publishing Co. Inc.
Date: Oct. 7, 2008
Buyouts have been offered.
Source: The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
