The media organization, Poynter Institute, reports that the parent company of the Sheboygan Press and more than 200 other daily newspapers plans another round of staff cuts.
Poynter says that Gannett’s new interim head of the news division, Henry Faure Walker, made the announcement in a note directed to its news division only this past Thursday. With 6% of its 3,440 news division staff targeted, the cuts would affect around 200 staff.
In the memo, Faure Walker said that despite several recent steps taken, Gannett’s News cost base is still too high for the revenue it generates, making further reductions necessary. He said those affected will be notified on December 1st and 2nd next week. The print media giant announced last week that it would be splitting its smaller dailies and some weeklies into a new Center for Community Journalism division.
Gannett acquired the Sheboygan Press 22 years ago and it has not been published locally since 1998 when operations were moved to Fond du Lac. The Press, along with all of Gannett’s northeastern Wisconsin publications, has been printed in Milwaukee for the past 4 years.
