CINCINNATI (AP) -- Enquirer Media in Cincinnati, which includes The Cincinnati Enquirer in print and online and other publications, has eliminated 101 positions.
Publisher Margaret Buchanan said in an open letter to readers Friday that the cutbacks were part of a companywide tightening of the work force by the parent Gannett Co., which publishes USA Today and 85 other daily newspapers.
Layoff notices were given to employees, including several in the Enquirer newsroom, on Wednesday and Thursday. The newspaper said Friday it has an average circulation of about 203,600 on weekdays and 280,200 on Sundays.
Gannett said last week it would eliminate about 1,400 jobs, or 3 percent of its work force. Publishers nationwide have been making similar cuts amid the struggling economy.
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