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Welcome to the newest online destination for news and views related to the newspaper industry. Readapaper.com launched more than a year ago as a directory of newspapers and other media spots on the Web, but has since grown. The reference section is now at readapaper.com/reference and will be upd...

Printing outsourced

The growing trend of outsourcing newspaper production was a far-off idea in 2002. When the group that operates The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press announced plans for a major expansion to its printing plant that year, the editor and publisher of The News said it was to better "keep up with t...

Layoff stress

It's easy to determine who is most affected by layoffs in the newspaper industry: the laid-off employees. But the people left behind certainly feel stress, too, not only with trying to do just as much, if not more, with less help, but also dreading the next announcement of layoffs or buyouts. ...

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An introspective look

Publisher? Or accountant?

Many newspaper publishers have become junior accountants under chain ownership. Read More

Tracking the Market

Market strengthens

Newspaper stocks are in consolidation mode and the market has clearly strengthened. Read More

Following the headlines

Obama signs health bill

President Obama's signing of the health bill dominates newspaper front pages today. Read More

MORE JOB CUTS: Four McClatchy newspapers announce elimination of 102 total positions

Heartland bankruptcy Three McClatchy Newspapers announced layoffs Monday. The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer (memo) said it will eliminate 20 positions, The Sacramento Bee plans to cut 25 and The (Columbia, S.C.) State said it will cut 12. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram then announced Wednesday it would lay off 28 and cut 17 open positions.

According to The Charlotte Observer, McClatchy is struggling to repay nearly $2 billion in debt incurred when it bought the Knight Ridder chain in 2006. BizJournals reported that McClatchy, which owns 30 daily newspapers and about 50 non-dailies, has cut 4,150 jobs since June 2008.

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