Hillsboro, Ore.
Owner: Advance Publications
Effective: June 2008
1 employee was laid off.
Source: Paper Cuts tip
Hillsboro Argus: 1
Portland Tribune: 2
Portland, Ore.
Owner: Pamplin Media Group
Date: Dec. 15, 2008
A columnist and a designer/copy editor were laid off.
Source: Portland Business Journal via @themediaisdying
Statesman Journal: 2
Salem, Ore.
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Date: Sept. 9, 2008
2 managers were laid off. (Gannett is cutting 100 management positions companywide.)
Source: Gannett Blog
Western World: 1
Bandon, Ore.
Owner: Lee Enterprises
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
1 circulation employee was laid off.
Source: Paper Cuts tip
The Oregonian: 100
Portland, Ore.
Owner: Advance Publications
Date: Aug. 22, 2008
Buyouts are being offered; the paper wants to cut 100 jobs.
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Ashland Daily Tidings: Unknown
Ashland, Ore.
Owner: News Corp.
Date: June 1, 2008
Eleven positions were cut at the Mail Tribune and Ashland Daily Tidings.
Source: Mail Tribune
Mail Tribune: Unknown
Medford, Ore.
Owner: News Corp.
Date: June 1, 2008
Eleven positions were cut at the Mail Tribune and Ashland Daily Tidings. Two Mail Tribune newsroom employees were among those laid off.
Source: Mail Tribune
The Columbian: 20
Vancouver, Wash.
Owner: The Columbian Publishing Co.
Date: July 10, 2008
The paper laid off 20 employees, including eight in the newsroom.
Source: Portland Business Journal
The Columbian: 30
Vancouver, Wash.
Owner: The Columbian Publishing Co.
Date: February 2008
The paper eliminated 30 positions in February.
Source: Portland Business Journal
