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As the American newspaper industry continues to feel the effects of decreased advertising and circulation, the Washington Post joins the movement of major newspapers in the U.S that are reducing editorial positions as it plans to cut 80 jobs, about 9 percent of its newsroom, over the next year, reports the New York Times.
“During the past year newspaper revenues have flattened while expenses - particularly newsprint - have continued to rise,” said Boisfeuillet Jones Jr., the paper’s publisher, in a memo to the staff. He added that the cuts would come through attrition and buyouts, not layoffs.
The Post’s executive director, Leonard Downie Jr., said the goal of the cuts is to increase operational efficiency.
“We’re not anywhere near maximizing what we can do in our multimedia presentations,” Mr. Downie added. The paper wants to feed more content to the newspaper’s other outlets, which include online chats, websites, blogs, television appearances and its radio news station, which debuts the end March.
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