Parker St. Massacre, Part 6: 25 journalists cut at Tampa Tribune-TBO-News Channel 8
May 27, 2009 at 10:11 am by Wayne GarciaMore newsroom cuts at the Media General news outlets in Tampa have been announced from the News Center on Parker Street. From TBO.com:
The Florida Communications Group today laid off 25 full-time positions from its newsrooms at The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and WFLA News Channel 8.
The reasoning is familiar to those following economics of the news industry: The continued downturn in advertising revenue across nearly all media outlets.
“This is unfortunately the same song in the sixth verse,” said Janet Coats, executive editor and vice president at FCG who oversees the combined newsroom. “Conditions have not changed in advertising.”
Two sources tell me the cuts include reporters Rich Shopes and Valerie Kalfrin and political editor Tom Arthur.
UPDATE: More of the journalists who were affected in the Comments section below.
