The Tampa Bay Times has cut its newsroom staff by 16, according to
the Poynter Institute, which owns the paper. The Times is the
sixth-largest paper in the nation.
“In October, the Tampa Bay
Times eliminated jobs throughout the organization, including nine
full-time positions in the newsroom and seven part-time jobs,” said a statement
from Executive Editor Mark Katches. “The reductions are necessary as the Times realigns
its business for the future,” he said.
“Although saying goodbye to talented
journalists is never easy, we're also actively hiring for mission critical
jobs that will keep us moving forward,”
Katches said. “We’ve been adding to our investigative reporting
team and are planning to hire digital producers and a deputy editor
overseeing digital strategy and audience engagement.”
Last spring the Times cut 50 positions
companywide due to falling ad revenues and a rise in newsprint costs linked to
tariffs, Poynter said.
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