This is today's Gazette-Journal. In its heyday, when Sue Clark-Johnson was publisher and Ward Bushee was editor, the Reno paper could do no wrong. Now, it's one of a growing number of Gannett papers shrinking its workforce. Through buyouts, the Gazette-Journal eliminated 10 jobs, including five in the newsroom, earlier this month. The paper has up to 450 employees; the figure in this story about the buyouts is much higher than on the paper's official company page.Online, the paper's website rivals the Asbury Park Press' for being a big, jumbled, confusing mess. Is Reno in line for a website re-design like Asbury is getting? Come on, folks: Is it any wonder Gannett's online revenue growth is slowing at its U.S. newspapers when the company produces sites like these?
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The Gazette-Journal at a glance:
- President and Publisher: Ted Power
- Executive Editor: Beryl Love
- Founded: 1870
- Joined Gannett: 1977
- Employees: 400
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