Employees at two of B.C.’s biggest newspapers were warned Wednesday that their jobs are on the line in the midst of severe revenue declines. Staff at the Vancouver Sun and The Province received a four-page memo from their new president detailing the company’s financial woes. Gordon Fisher, the new president and publisher of Pacific Newspaper … Continue reading
The Telegraph Media Group is to cut 80 jobs as it merges the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers into a seven-day operation, Sky sources have confirmed. Some 14% of editorial jobs will go from the staff base of 550 posts. However the restructure of the two newspapers will see the creation of 50 digital content … Continue reading
Economic pressures have prompted the Toronto Star to plan staff cuts of up to five per cent and consider outsourcing the bulk of its page production work, the company announced Monday. Spokesman Bob Hepburn said the country’s largest daily newspaper is currently in discussions to transfer most of its print page design operations to Pagemasters … Continue reading