Management at Deseret News Announces 43% Staff Cut Then Quotes Expert Calling Them "Courageous"

This very well could be the worst announcement explaining staff cuts I’ve ever seen.

In a rather typical move in the newspaper industry, the Deseret News in Utah has announced it will cut 43 percent of its workforce and plans a realignment to move to a more digital product.

“Today we have announced the reduction in our print work force by 57 full-time and 28 part-time employees, which reflects just over 43 percent of our work force,” said CEO and president Clark Gilbert.

Then the paper announced how it will use different tools to supplement coverage, like integrate with the companies other entities and use a system of contributors.

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