Sub-editing centralised at Johnston Press
Posted by Leah McBride Mensching on January 19, 2009 at 7:39 PM
UK newspaper group Johnston Press is planning to centralise sub-editing in its Midlands division into three operations in Northampton, Peterborough and Milton Keynes, but reporters will stay local, Press Gazette reported Monday.
Centralising sub-editing into three operations in the area will result in 49 job losses. Sub-editing currently being done at Anglia Newspapers and Lincolnshire Newspapers will now be done in Peterborough, sub-editing at Buckingham, Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead will be done in Milton Keynes and sub-editing in Banbury, Daventry, Leamington and Rugby will be done in Northampton.
Centralising sub-editing into three operations in the area will result in 49 job losses. Sub-editing currently being done at Anglia Newspapers and Lincolnshire Newspapers will now be done in Peterborough, sub-editing at Buckingham, Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead will be done in Milton Keynes and sub-editing in Banbury, Daventry, Leamington and Rugby will be done in Northampton.
Although the copy editing is being centralised, reporters staying local is key for the newspapers, and for Johnston Press's place in the market, Chief Operating Officer Danny Cammiade told Press Gazette.
The 49 redundancies will likely be cut through "voluntary severance and redeployment," Johnston Press said in a statement, Press Gazette reported.
The 49 redundancies will likely be cut through "voluntary severance and redeployment," Johnston Press said in a statement, Press Gazette reported.
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