Gannett Company, the owner of the Arizona Republic and KPNX-TV (Channel 12), will be forcing employees nationwide to take a week off without pay for the second time this year, blogger Jim Hopkins is reporting. The company already ordered furloughs to cut costs during the first quarter of the year, a move that affected employees at both Phoenix news outlets. Now, the order is coming down again for the second quarter.
The move spells continuing pain at the nation’s largest media chain. Gannett is also keeping Arizona’s oldest daily newspaper, the Tucson Citizen, on life support as it looks for someone to buy it.
It’s not clear yet how the second round of furloughs will affect Arizona media outlets. if you are an employee of any of these companies and have a memo or exclusive information on the cost cuts, Heat City wants your help. Email me with what you have. Your anonymity will be guaranteed.