By: E&P Staff In a memo to employees Friday, Chicago Tribune Media Group CEO Tony Hunter said there will be more job reductions at the flagship Trib and siblings such as RedEye as the company takes ?decisive action? to cut cost.
Hunter wrote that the unspecified changes -- including ?streamlining the product portfolio? -- will ?result in people leaving the organization over the next few weeks,? though he did not say how many and from what departments. The memo was first reported by Crain's Chicago Business in a Web article by Meghan Streit.
Last year the Trib shrank its newsroom by about 70 positions by buyouts, attrition and layoffs.
The Chicago Tribune will also try to increase circulation revenue with higher home delivery charges, Hunter said.
Tribune Co. last month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and individual newspapers have been announcing staff reductions and other cost-saving measures in recent weeks. The Los Angeles Times last week announced a reduction of some 300 positions.
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