Article: 68 to lose jobs at Philadelphia Inquirer.

Byline: Bob Fernandez

PHILADELPHIA _ Ending months of speculation, Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C. said Tuesday it will eliminate 68 newsroom employees, or 17 percent of the editorial staff, in another round of cost cutting at The Inquirer.

The cutbacks will save the company about $6.8 million a year in salaries and benefits, according to company executives, and lead to more restructuring of beats and coverage areas as the slimmed-down news staff regroups to report the region's news.

The Inquirer staff will decline to 325 employees after the cutback. As the cuts approached, a handful of reporters and editors left the newspaper for new jobs. ...

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