10,000 Journalists Kicked to the Curb

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It’s a day no one really wanted to see, but the 87 buyouts at the Sacramento Bee pushed this year’s total of layoffs/buyouts at U.S. newspapers above 10,000. That’s 39.39 jobs per day.

The total doesn’t tell the full story, though: More layoffs and buyouts have not been reported.

Earlier this week, the Billings Gazette laid off two reporters One of them, Luella Brien, was told not to tell her co-workers that she’d been laid off. The paper, owned by Lee Enterprises, did not report the layoffs on its Web site or (that I’ve found) in print. In July, Tribune Co. did the same thing but on a larger scale at the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Officials at both papers eventually released statements after bloggers and professional organizations called them on it: The Sentinel laid off 52 employees; the Sun-Sentinel laid off 58 employees.

The following papers have laid off employees or offered buyouts:

(Any help filling in missing numbers is appreciated.)

January


• The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.


• West Virginia Standard, Culloden, W.Va.

February


• Capital Times, Madison, Wis.



• Morning Call, Allentown, Penn.


• Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago


• Bay Area News Group, California


• Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.


• Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Calif.


• Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque, N.M.

March


• The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass


• Tracy Press, Tracy, Calif.


• The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.


• Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Ky.


• Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn.



• St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Mo.


• Newton Citizen, Covington, Ga.


• Albany Herald, Albany, Ga.


• Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville, Ga.


• Clayton News-Daily, Jonesboro, Ga.


• Henry Daily Herald, McDonough, Ga.



• Jackson Progress-Argus, Jackson, Ga.


• Rockdale Citizen, Conyers, Ga.


• Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena, Calif.


• San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif.


• Whittier Daily News, Whittier, Calif.


• Foster’s Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.



• The Citizen, Laconia, N.H.


• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, Calif.


• San Bernardino County Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.


• Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, Calif.

April



• Anderson Independent-Mail, Anderson, S.C.


• Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill.


• Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla.


• Lincoln County Journal, Shoshone, Idaho


• Minidoka County News, Rupert, Idaho

May



• Portland Tribune, Portland, Ore.


• Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.


• Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, N.J.


• The Daily Journal, Vineland, N.J.


• Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J.


• Courier News, Bridgewater, N.J.



• Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn.


• The Record, Hackensack, N.J.


• Herald News, West Paterson, N.J.


• Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va.


• Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, N.C.


• Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J



• Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J.


• Courier News, Bridgewater, N.J.


• Daily Record, Parsippany, N.J.


• Roscommon County Herald, Roscommon, Mich.


• Oscoda County Herald, Oscoda, Mich.


• Ogemaw County Herald, West Branch, Mich.



• Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.

June


• The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.


• The Record, Troy, N.Y.


• The Observer, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.


• Newsday, New York



• The Plain Dealer, Cleveland


• Penn Hills Progress, Penn Hills, Penn.


• Woodland Progress, Monroeville, Penn.


• McKnight Journal, Wexford, Penn.


• North Journal, Wexford, Penn.


• Coraopolis-Moon Record, Sewickley, Penn.



• Advance Leader, Monroeville, Penn.


• Bridgeville Area News, Pittsburgh
  
• Free Times, Cleveland


• Detroit Free Press, Detroit


• The Detroit News, Detroit


• Bay Area News Group East, California



• Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.


• Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Calif.


• Suffolk Life, Riverhead, N.Y.


• Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.


• Ashland Daily Tidings, Ashland, Ore.

July



• St Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.


• The Argus Champion, New London, N.H.


• Portland Press Herald, Portland, Maine


• The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.


• Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, N.Y.



• The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y.


• Star-Gazette, Elmira, N.Y.


• Chicago Tribune, Chicago


• The Dispatch, Lexington, N.C.


• The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Ala.

August



• North Side News, Jerome, Idaho


• Gooding County Leader, Gooding, Idaho


• Southern Idaho Press, Burley, Idaho


• Washington Times, Washington, D.C.


• Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago


• Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Ky.



• Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.


• Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, N.C.


• Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.


• The Plain Dealer, Cleveland


• Daily Journal, Vineland, N.J.


• Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas



• Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio


• Gainesville Sun, Gainesville, Fla.


• Star-Banner, Ocala, Fla.


• Philadephia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia


• Fresno Bee, Fresno, Calif.


• The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kan.



• The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo.


• Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago


• The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Fla.


• Raytown Tribune, Raytown, Mo.

September


• News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.



• Orfordville Journal and Footville News, Orfordville, Wis.


• The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.


• Andover Townsman, Andover, Mass.


• Haverhill Gazette, Haverhill, Mass.


• Town Crossings, Boxford, Mass.


• Carriage Towne News, Exeter, N.H.



• Derry News, Derry, N.H.


• Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, Mass.


• The Daily News of Newburyport, Newburyport, Mass.


• The Salem News, Beverly, Mass.


• Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.


• Providence Journal, Providence, R.I.



• The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.


• The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.


• Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.

Even if each entry is just one layoff or buyout, and that’s still 124 more jobs. No matter what, our industry has lost a lot of jobs, and a lot of great journalists.

See the map and more information at Paper Cuts. If you know of a layoff/buyout that’s not included, or can help track down some numbers, send Newsdesignr an e-mail.

> Here's a list from McClatchy Watch.

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