Well, we knew it was coming.
Early this year, I spoke with several reporters at the Virginian-Pilot who told me that there was a good chance there would be layoffs. Now, it’s here.
According to John-Henry Doucette, a former columnist with the Pilot, on his MySpace account [1], the layoffs have started and so have the “retirements”, which includes Dennis Hartig, the editorial page editor.
The complete list of names is being announced to the newsroom today.
As the only print paper serving southern Hampton Roads, this is likely to have an impact on how the public continues to get its news…and is yet another indication of print medias struggles.