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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Gannett Imposes 1-Week Unpaid Furlough As Ads Drop

NEW YORK — Gannett Co., owner of The News Journal and delawareonline.com, imposed one-week unpaid furloughs for most of its U.S. employees today, saying the move could help minimize the need for further layoffs amid a severe advertising downturn.

USA Today also declared a one-year freeze on wages effective Feb. 1.

Although Gannett is regarded by many analysts as one of the nation's most financially sound newspaper publishers, the economic recession and the ongoing migration of advertising to the Internet have pounded its revenue prospects.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Joe:

Maybe the Daily Times personnel will use that period to get familiar with your blog!

Mardela said...

DT already reads SBYNEWS. Where do yo think they get their stories from?

Anonymous said...

I don't think they'll be working for free; I think a furlough is an unpaid "vacation." It is absolutely against the law not to pay people for hours worked.