The Inquirer’s Guild notes layoffs will not result if the goal isn’t met.
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Layoffs & Furloughs
The Stoneham (Massachusetts) Sun-Advocate has closed.
It was owned by Gannett.
SourceThe Sandwich Broadsider and The Bourne Courier in Massachusetts have closed.
Both were owned by Gannett.
SourceThe Melrose (Massachusetts) Free Press published its final print edition.
It was owned by Gannett.
SourceThe Hudson Sun and the Marlborough Enterprise in Massachusetts have closed.
They were owned by Gannett.
SourceThe Bowie (Maryland) Blade-News has closed.
It is owned by Alden Global Capital.
SourceGannett has sold more than 20 local publications back to local owners.
It’s part of a larger trend of chains selling off local newsrooms
SourceThe Cedar Rapids Gazette will close its printing press.
Thirty four full-time and eight part-time employees will lose their jobs. The AP reports that The Gazette, Southeast Iowa Union, Washington Evening Journal, Mt. Pleasant News, Fairfield Ledger, PennySaver and The Shopper will be printed by Gannett in Des Moines. The Gazette is owned by Folience.
SourceMEL Magazine, which closed in March, has been acquired by Recurrent Ventures and will reopen.
According to Axios, 18 of the previous 24 staff will be rehired.
SourceIn February of 2021, the Sidney (Iowa) Argus Herald closed permanently.
The family-owned weekly, which began as the the Fremont County Herald in 1885.
SourceInternational Falls (Minnesota) Journal, a weekly newspaper, will close and stop publishing on June 24, 2021.
It was 110 years old and owned by MediaNews Group.
SourceIn early May, New England Newspapers, Inc. sold three Vermont publications: The Brattleboro Reformer, Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal to Vermont News and Media LLC.
The new company planned to hire all Vermont employees from the sale.
SourceIn February, the sale of the (Quincy, Illinois) Herald Whig and the (Hannibal, Missouri) Courier Post led to the loss of 23 jobs.
The two papers were owned by Quincy Newspapers, Inc. They’re now owned by Phillips Media Inc.
SourceIn April of 2020, the Berkshire Record closed.
It was 31 years old and owned by Limestone Communications.
SourceHearst Magazines sold Marie Claire to Future Media.
No layoffs have been announced as a result.
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