Virginian-Pilot Cuts 10% of Workforce
The Virginian-Pilot says it is cutting at least 125 positions, about 10 percent of its work force, mostly by laying off staff and closing affiliated publications.
Publisher Maurice Jones said in a report posted Saturday on the Virginian-Pilot’s Web site that a decline in advertising sales during the economic downturn prompted the newspaper to make several changes. It will run its business section Sundays only, shutter a 2-year-old free daily newspaper Link, close or sell three out-of-state military-base papers and trim the Virginian-Pilot by at least 40 pages a week.
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