Layoffs on at the 'Daily News'

By: Joe Strupp Mortimer B. Zuckerman's New York Daily News, after reporting a circulation drop in the Audit Bureau of Circulations FAS-FAX released last week, laid off at least 16 newsroom employees Wednesday.
Earlier, the Big Apple tabloid announced it would trim about 2% of its work force, according to a spokesman, who blamed the cuts on "a slowing economy and rising ... costs." The News has a staff of about 1,000, so close to two dozen jobs in all could be eliminated, a source said.
The cutback is not expected to severely impact the paper's free afternoon paper, Daily News Express, which launched last fall and targets commuters.

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