NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The AtlantaJournal-Constitution plans to eliminate about 80 newsroom jobs and cut its circulation 5 percent, it said on Friday, in the latest restructuring to hit the struggling newspaper industry.
The AJC, which is owned by privately-held Cox Enterprises, is restructuring the newsroom to balance its resources between its print paper and its Web site, following similar moves at other major papers.
In doing so, the AJC will trim its distribution territory to 73 counties from 207 counties, which will equate to a 5 percent drop in circulation. It will also offer buyouts to 80 of its 475-person editorial staff, a spokeswoman said.
The job losses at the AJC are the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures to hit the newspaper industry. The New York Times Co. (NYT.N: Quote, Profile , Research), for instance, recently announced plans to shed 125 jobs and close foreign bureaus for its Boston Globe newspaper.
The new publishers of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Akron Beacon Journal also said they would have to cut newsroom staff after they bought the papers from McClatchy Co. (MNI.N: Quote, Profile , Research).
