Article: Philadelphia Inquirer May Lose 150 Jobs

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's largest newspaper could lose as much as one-third of its newsroom jobs as its new owner grapples with reduced advertising revenue and falling circulation, the paper's managing editor said.

Anne Gordon, managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, said Monday that she told the paper's department heads last week to be prepared for as many as 150 people to be laid off. The paper has 425 newsroom jobs, including 175 reporters.

But Jay Devine, spokesman for new owner Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC, dismissed the 150-layoff figure in an e-mail as "rumors."

Henry Holcomb, president of the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia, said Philadelphia Media Holdings ...

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