9, Gannett has already started laying off DOT employees. Though the teams will not be dissolved until Dec. Gannett intends to eliminate all of its DOT regionals, according to an email the company sent to the Atlantic DOT Guild, the union representing producers on the Atlantic team. Among those affected were reporters at flagship paper USA Today and producers working on Gannett’s digital optimization team. Journalists started to receive notices Thursday morning. “While incredibly difficult, implementing these efficiencies and responding decisively to the ongoing macroeconomic volatility will continue to propel Gannett’s future,” Anton wrote in an emailed statement. She declined to answer questions about which papers and positions have been affected. Spokesperson Lark-Marie Anton confirmed Thursday that other divisions are also undergoing reductions, but the majority of individuals impacted during this week’s cuts are part of the news organization. He wrote in an email to staff that Gannett’s news division costs are too high and that the company needed to enter the new year in a “stronger economic position.” Gannett is the largest newspaper chain in the country with more than 200 dailies.įaure Walker’s November email mentioned that Gannett was taking “similar actions” in its other divisions. News division head Henry Faure Walker first warned journalists about impending layoffs on Nov. The layoffs, which will continue into Friday, are part of Gannett’s efforts to cut its news division staff of 3,440 by 6%. Gannett started another round of layoffs Thursday, just four months after the company terminated hundreds of employees.
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