Fort Wayne News-Sentinel lays off most of staff

The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) laid off nearly all its employees Aug. 10, WFYI of Indianapolis reported.

The paper will rely on freelancers, according to news and social media reports. 

Knight-Ridder bought the News-Sentinel from the Foellinger family in 1980. In 2006, McClatchy bought the paper. It’s now owned by Ogden Newspapers. 

The paper operates in a joint operating agreement with the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, locally owned by the Inskeep family.

In 2017, the paper mostly stopped print production and publishes only online at news-sentinel.com.

“The digital-first operation of News-Sentinel.com will continue to provide the Fort Wayne community a reliable and relevant news source, focused on the local events and issues that most directly impact the lives of our readers,” said the paper in its announcement of the news.

The paper also has dedicated pages in The Journal Gazette each Monday through Saturday.

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