We’re joining Birmingham Weekly in reporting that The Birmingham News has made an additional 7% average reduction in salaries for its full-time employees. They also announced the closure of all suburban news bureaus by September and layoffs of some part-time employees, though there are no additional furloughs expected for now.
We also learned that employees at The Anniston Star and its subsidiairies found out that they would also be experiencing a 10% reduction in salary, just days after launching its new website.
Ike Pigott broke both stories via Twitter earlier this afternoon.
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Wow, I guess this is what the slow decline of paper publications looks like.
7% at a time.
More reporting on the story on Media of Birmingham:
http://mediaofbirmingham.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/exclusive-birmingham-news-cuts-salaries-through-2010-eliminates-most-part-time-positions/