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Plain Dealer increases job cuts to 50

By Associated Press

CLEVELAND: The Plain Dealer will cut more jobs by the end of the year because of the struggling economy.

Ohio's largest newspaper reported today that it has increased cuts from 38 to 50 employees, or 21 percent of its unionized newsroom jobs. The paper earlier offered employee buyouts.

The newspaper will begin layoffs if 50 employees do not volunteer to leave.

The Plain Dealer announced the cuts last month, citing poor advertising revenue and a struggling newspaper industry.

There are 299 employees in the newsroom, 238 of them represented by the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild.

The Plain Dealer is owned by Advance Publications Inc. and has a daily circulation of about 345,000.

CLEVELAND: The Plain Dealer will cut more jobs by the end of the year because of the struggling economy.

Ohio's largest newspaper reported today that it has increased cuts from 38 to 50 employees, or 21 percent of its unionized newsroom jobs. The paper earlier offered employee buyouts.

The newspaper will begin layoffs if 50 employees do not volunteer to leave.

The Plain Dealer announced the cuts last month, citing poor advertising revenue and a struggling newspaper industry.

There are 299 employees in the newsroom, 238 of them represented by the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild.

The Plain Dealer is owned by Advance Publications Inc. and has a daily circulation of about 345,000.



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someGuy
Akron, OH

Posted 11:03 AM, 11/12/2008

We need help quickly!


Betamax
Akron, OH

Posted 11:19 AM, 11/12/2008

Uh oh. Looks as iff'n Dyer's dream to move up to a larger newspaper are goin' to be shattered.


NEOHBMWRider

Posted 11:23 AM, 11/12/2008

Funny that the PD buried this story in their generic 'Business Diary' and chose to leave the comments section of the article closed.

Ha ha.


Very Opinionated
Akron, OH

Posted 11:24 AM, 11/12/2008

There's 50 more people to depleat the already cash poor state unemployment fund - way to go!


Jules
Akron, OH

Posted 11:50 AM, 11/12/2008

You think that will deplete the unemployment fund? Wait til the 8,000 DHL employees in Wilmington file for their unemployment benefits.


Firestone Park Fire Breathing Fr
Barberton, OH

Posted 01:31 PM, 11/12/2008

This isn't the economy necessarily burying the newspaper industry, it's that you can get better, more in depth coverage online. The newspaper is simply a dying breed of media format. Soon you'll have OLED sheets that double as computer moniters that can be held like a traditional newspaper, yet could load up any publication in the country at the press of a button.


Jason

Posted 02:05 PM, 11/12/2008

What a shame. That's what happens when news sources ignore half of their audience.


word
akron, oh

Posted 02:13 PM, 11/12/2008

Who buys the paper anymore? Saw todays ABJ in the grocery and it was so thin i probably could fold it up and put it in my wallet. Used to be you could spend a few hours reading the paper - not anymore, even on Sunday.


peter
stow, oh

Posted 10:28 AM, 11/13/2008

PD is a leftwing rag. Good riddence if it died.
















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