New Layoffs in Philly Prompt Guild Advisories

We all know layoffs are coming to the editorial department at the Los Angeles Times, not certain when this will occur or how many writers will be leaving the newspaper yet. Prior to the new year a handful of Times writers left for new positions across the country.

Here's what's happening at the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Two weeks after Newspaper Guild members at Philadelphia's two newspapers avoided a strike and signed onto a new agreement, many staffers are bracing for layoffs, with some reportedly arriving already today. Rumors of job cuts have been swirling at the newsrooms of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News since last week, according to some guild leaders.

The Associated Press reports this afternoon that the Inquirer began a round of layoffs today. Several reporters at the Inquirer said they were told Tuesday morning that their jobs were being eliminated, according to AP. The employees said that they were told to meet with personnel officials on Wednesday to discuss details of their severance pay and health benefits.

"The specific number of layoffs is still unclear because some Inquirer employees have already taken other jobs since word of the impending layoffs was announced in November," the AP reports.

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