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Working for a newspaper as I do means these are uncertain times for me and my co-workers. One never knows when further cutbacks will be coming, and that makes those of us working for the print media waiting for the next changes to take place.

One of the biggest newspaper/communication companies in the country has announced layoffs. You can check the story from the Fairfield Sun Times below:

>>Gannett Announces Newspaper Layoffs

Bob Dickey, President of Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing Division, announced today in a confidential company memo that the divison was cutting its’ workforce by 2%.

The Sun Times has obtained a copy of the memo, which was posted on an unofficial employee blog.

The move is expected to affect 700 workers at the company’s newspaper operations across the nation.

This is the largest layoff by the media giant since 2009, when 1400 jobs were cut.   This will make the 4th round of cuts since 2008.

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With the advent of the Internet, newspapers (like the one I work for) and magazines have really taken it on the chin. In times past, I couldn’t wait for full-color, slick-paper magazines to arrive at my home so I could read them from cover to cover.

Now, with the Web, it is tough to keep printing a publication. The cost is becoming prohibitive. Add to that the fact that the moment a publication is printed, it is out of date. The Web is instantaneous, so one can always update a Web page as soon as something happens.

There was some speculation that magazines would bounce back after the initial hit, but that doesn’t seem to be happening, according to this article from The Financial Times website:

>>Magazine circulation fails to rebound despite rise in ads

By Kenneth Li in New York

Published: August 9 2010 21:24 | Last updated: August 9 2010 21:24

The two-year slide in U.S. magazine circulation accelerated in the first six months of 2010, in spite of a gradual recovery in advertising spending.

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