Akron Beacon Journal
Edward R. Moss, who recently became publisher at the Akron paper, told his staff that laying off about one-quarter of the newsroom was necessary to align costs with revenue. Editor
Debra Adams Simmons says the layoffs will affect the newspaper. "We're evaluating everything that we do and everything we need to do to determine the best combination of content possible with the staff that we have."
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Earlier AJR piece: "The top brass in Akron said all the reassuring things [in June]: A focus on community journalism, no layoffs, no changes at the top, no effort to jettison union contracts."
(AJR)
