USA Today to cut 130 staff, restructure
USA Today announced plans for the most extensive reorganisation in its 28-year history, including cutting 9 percent of its staff and shifting its emphasis to digital media operations, according to the New York Times' blog.
Company spokesman Ed Cassidy said it plans to shed its workforce by 130 employees across the company, Toronto Sun reported.
The move is aimed to move away from print, according to David Hunke, the president and publisher, in a company press release. "This significant restructuring reflects USA Today's evolution from a newspaper company to a multiplatform media company," Hunke said, Editors Weblog reported.
In order to respond to the increasingly new media consumption,
USA Today created five new departments, including Business Development, Product
Development and Design, Vertical Development, Digital Development and USA TODAY
Sports, Politico
reported.
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in its 28-year history, including cutting 9 percent of its staff and shifting
its emphasis to digital media operations, <a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/usa-today-will-reorganize-and-shed-jobs/?partner=rss&emc=rss">according
to the New York Times' blog</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Company spokesman Ed Cassidy said it plans to shed its
workforce by 130 employees across the company, <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/money/2010/08/27/15161306.html">Toronto Sun
reported</a>.</p>
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