[Source: Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal] — A new round of layoffs began Wednesday at the Arizona Republic as the newspaper’s parent company Gannett Inc. looks to trim 10% from its daily newspapers across the U.S. Sources said 68 employees were laid off December 3, including 25 from the Republic’s newsroom. The cuts could continue tomorrow (December 4).
Gannett spokeswoman Tara Connell would not comment on the Phoenix newspaper’s layoffs, but said the Virginia-based media company is cutting about 2,000 workers from its newspaper work force of 20,000 people. Officials at the Republic also did not respond to request for comment. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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