Baltimore Sun in Midst of Editor Bloodbath
The Baltimore Sun officially reported on its cutback of 61 staffers this week, including some 18 top and middle editors. In a story Thursday the paper described the move as “a reorganization the company said would help it not just survive but succeed in one of the worst economic downturns in decades.”
The story cited parent company Tribune filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December as among the signs of economic problems.
The report said the cutbacks hit “nearly every type of job in the 205-person newsroom, including top editors, news photographers, critics, columnists, sports reporters, copy editors, page designers and graphic artists, according to The Newspaper Guild, which was notified of the union-represented layoffs.”
Just one news reporter was laid off after leaving voluntarily, the story said.
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