Gannett to cut 1,000 newspaper jobs

Jim Hopkins of Gannett Blog recieved a memo from a newspaper publisher in Maryland and then began reporting yesterday that Gannett Co. could possibly reduce its newsroom workforce by 3 percent, or 1,000 jobs, through cuts and attrition.
Today, Gannett Vice President of Corporate Communications Tara Connell confirmed the reductions to Editor & Publisher.
What does this all mean?
The story from E&P says staff cuts will be made, "at each property based on financial targets and performances. The McLean, Va.-based company publishes more than 80 dailies, including USA Today, and 900 non-dailies. Gannett corporate is expected to review and approve the decisions."
The fallout it seems has already begun. Today The Courier-Journal, based in Louisville, told employees that 15 staffers will be laid off by Aug. 27.
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