In yet another sign of the times for the newspaper industry, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday it's eliminating 245 full- and part-time postions with cuts being implemented in the newsroom and others parts of the newspaper. The company also said it will stop distributing the newspaper to seven more outlying counties, reducing its circulation area to 20 metro Atlanta counties, effective April 26. Those counties are: Barrow, Bibb, Clarke, Houston, Monroe, Oconee and Putnam.
Currently, the AJC news staff consists of 323 employees. That figure will be trimmed down to approximately 230 full-time positions. Staff members with five or more years with the company will be offered voluntary buyouts, with layoffs to follow if they don’t achieve the targeted cuts, according to the company.
Tuesday saw 48 part-time staffers laid off. The eliminations in distribution will see cuts for 107 full- and part-time positions in the circulation department.
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