Chicago Tribune May Cut 20 Percent Of Staff

It’s going to be a tough week for the Chicago Tribune, according to a report by the Chicago Reader. Last week Gerould Kern, editor of the Trib, sent a company wide memo around that promised many changes at the paper. The memo included promises to, “reshape editorial priorities,” and “structure the newsroom accordingly.” He did note that a lot of inaccurate information has been floating around about layoffs, but what exactly he means by this he declines to say in this memo.

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