Chicago Tribune Cuts 10% of Staff as Media Layoffs Pile Up

Chicago Tribune Cuts 10% of Staff as Media Layoffs Pile Up

The Chicago Tribune is the latest newspaper to cut jobs, with the paper laying off eight employees on Thursday, or about 10% of its newsroom staff. The Tribune Guild said the cuts “underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner and local management.” Alden acquired the paper when it paid $630 million for Tribune Publishing in 2021. Five of the Chicago Tribune reporters who were laid off were…

Bears beat reporter laid off by Chicago Tribune

The start of NFL training camps marks an important time for beat reporters covering teams around the league, providing fans at home with a wealth of information about the standout players throughout the dog days of summer. But for Bears beat reporter Sean Hammond, this year’s camp comes with a bitter twist — his role at The Chicago Tribune was cut before it ever truly began. Hammond, who’s covered Chicago sports since 2020 — including stints at …

Chicago Tribune lays off 8 from newsroom, including 5 union members – Usa news

The Chicago Tribune laid off eight employees Thursday, five of whom were members of the paper’s union. The cuts amount to roughly 10% of the newsroom. The laid-off employees include three non-Chicago Tribune Guild editors and reporters who covered housing, food and the Bears, the guild shared on social media. Leaders at the Chicago Tribune and Alden Global Capital, which owns Tribune Publishing, did not immediately respond to a request for comme…

Kane among the Chicago Tribune layoffs

Chicago Tribune business reporter Lizzie Kane was among the layoffs at the newspaper on Thursday. She covered affordable housing and residential real estate. Before the Tribune, she was a real estate reporting intern at Bloomberg News. Previously, Kane interned at The Indianapolis Star, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Dallas Morning News and the Baltimore Brew. Kane has a B.A. from Davidson […]