As part of its yearlong plan to trim the payroll by 10 percent, The Associated Press says it has laid off 90 employees worldwide this week. The newsroom layoffs are the company's largest in memory and account for about 2 percent of its workforce, AP says. Other staff reductions came through buyouts and attrition.
Gawker has compiled a "layoff list" and map, which includes nine layoffs in the San Juan/Caribbean bureau. AP recently announced it would close a limited service (dating to 1966) that distributes Puerto Rican news within Puerto Rico. It will retain its San Juan bureau, which will cover news of wider interest from the island and the Caribbean region.
At least eight AP photographers lost their jobs this week, Photo District News says.
The 163-year-old company doesn’t rely on ad revenue, and layoffs have been rare. However, it’s been forced to lower fees for newspapers and broadcasters that have been hit by the recession, AP says in a separate story. (See earlier posts and other stories).
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