AJC staff poised for bad news
Monday, July 14th, 2008The rumors are flying about this week’s anticipated shake-up at the AJC, but little is certain. What we’ve heard – though, we stress, have not been able to substantiate – is that the newspaper brass are looking to cut about 60 warm bodies from the newsroom and may pursue a program of buyouts.
We understand that at the Palm Beach Post, another Cox paper, 200 staffers were “invited” to apply for buyout packages in an effort to cut 130 positions – about one-third of the newsroom staff.
Last we checked, the AJC employed a newsroom staff of more than 400 reporters, editors, photographers, etc.
Supposedly, Editor Julia Wallace is expected to convene a staff meeting to announce the latest changes Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. We’ll be watching.
