Lexington Herald Leader Caught in McClatchy’s Wave of Layoffs

Newspaper conglomerate has master plan
The Lexington Herald Leader is the latest McClatchy newspaper to get swept up in economic turbulence. The Kentucky newspaper on Monday laid off 49 full time employees and 4 part-time workers.
The layoffs are part of McClatchy’s overall effort to eliminate about 15 percent of its total [...]

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LHL
Friday, March 27th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Anchorage Daily News to Eliminate 45 Positions

Print news headed downhill
The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s largest newspaper, says it will cut 45 jobs from its payroll, about 17 percent of the staff.
The Anchorage Daily News is owned by McClatchy, one of the United States’ largest media conglomerates. CNN.com wasn’t kidding in its headline “Bad News Days for [...]

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Anchorage Daily News building
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild