- Updated: Due to a union classification mix-up, a web editor was laid off Friday. He has been reinstated, and a news copy editor was laid off. The final count remains 23. (07.29.12)The St. Louis Post-Dispatch laid off 23 employees Thursday and Friday.In the newsroom, four editors, three reporters, four copy editors, a photographer and the editorial cartoonist were laid off. Sports copy editor David Sheets tweeted he was got a phone call this morning.
Just got the call: I've been laid off from the Post-Dispatch after 14 years. Shocking, though not really a... fb.me/DRqOPTMG
Post-Dispatch Layoffs Include Photographer Johnny Andrews, Creator of the Listen Series - St. Louis Music - RFTmusicThe man responsible for creating this and many other awesome things is among today's cuts at the P-D. It's a truly bad day for St. Louis ...- Deputy managing editor/news Steve Parker, photography director Larry Coyne, food editor Judy Evans and assistant metro editor Tim Bross were laid off late Thursday night.
- After 31 years, I am no longer an employee of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Like a number of others, I was part of the companywide layoffs that took place Thursday evening and today. For the past 10 years, I had the privilege of overseeing the Post-Dispatch's front page -- with some excellent guidance and coaching from countless colleagues. All in all, it's been a good run. I have the utmost respect for those I've worked with in the past at the Post-Dispatch, and those who remain. Best wishes. (pick up A copy.)
Food Editor Judith Evans Among Post-Dispatch Layoffs - St. Louis Restaurants and Dining - Gut CheckAs Daily RFT reported this morning, the Post-Dispatch is currently in the process of laying off an unknown number of editorial employees....- In a memo to the staff, Post-Dispatch editor Gilbert Bailon blamed the economy: "We regret to announce that economic conditions caused the Post-Dispatch to lay off 13 newsroom employees."Outside the newsroom, another 10 employees were laid off in advertising and production departments.
- On Wednesday, Lee Enterprises, which owns the Post-Dispatch and the Suburban Journals of St. Louis, disclosed that CEO Mary Junck was given 500,000 shares of stock.
Christmas comes early for Lee CEO Mary Junck | JIMROMENESKO.COMStruggling newspaper chain Lee Enterprises disclosed yesterday that CEO Mary Junck acquired 500,000 shares of stock at the purchase price...- Lee officials said the shares were awarded after they "concluded that Ms. Junck's compensation, including equity-based compensation, is substantially below that of her peers in the newspaper industry."
- Lee explains why CEO Mary Junck was awarded $655,000 in stock | JIMROMENESKO.COMOn Wednesday, Lee Enterprises disclosed in an SEC filing that it awarded CEO Mary Junck 500,000 shares of company stock, valued at $655,0...
- A week earlier, Lee Enterprises reported a net loss of $1.5 million in its fiscal third quarter, which ended June 24. The company reported total revenue of $179.3 million for that quarter.
Post-Dispatch parent Lee reports shrinking Q3 loss - St. Louis Business JournalLee Enterprises Inc., publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported a net loss of $1.4 million in its fiscal third quarter ended Jun...- In March, Junck was awarded a $500,000 bonus and Chief Financial Officer Carl Schmidt was awarded a $250,000 bonus for their work to refinance the bankrupt newspaper chain's debt. Layoffs were announced at Lee papers outside of the St. Louis area the same day the bonuses were announced.
Layoffs at Lee papers as CEO gets $500,000 bonus | JIMROMENESKO.COMIt was announced on Tuesday that Lee Enterprises CEO Mary Junck was given a $500,000 bonus for refinancing the bankrupt newspaper chain's...Previous layoffs
On June 8, a Post-Dispatch advertising employee was laid off. Two weeks earlier, four copy editors, a photographer and an editor were laid off.- Two more employees were laid off in February.
- In 2011, 37 Post-Dispatch employees and 20 Suburban Journals employees were laid off. That same year, Lee executives received 30 percent increases in compensation. More than 450 Post-Dispatch and Journals employees have been laid off since 2008.
- Paper Cuts | Tag Archive | St. Louis Post-DispatchDocumenting layoffs and buyouts at U.S. newspapers
- Paper Cuts | Tag Archive | Suburban Journals of St. LouisDocumenting layoffs and buyouts at U.S. newspapers
- Editor's note: I am a former Post-Dispatch employee; I resigned in April 2012. I also operate the Paper Cuts website (linked above), which is not as up-to-date as I'd like.
- Kim WoltermanAll I can say is - WOW!2012-07-27T17:50:13.211Z
