Star Tribune to cut 13% of staff, seek nonprofit ownership
The Star Tribune will cut about 13% of its staff, roughly 65 positions, and seek conversion to nonprofit ownership, CEO Steve Grove told staff Tuesday in Minneapolis.[1]
The cuts will shrink the newsroom from about 200 journalists to roughly 175 and will be carried out through buyouts and layoffs across departments.[1]
About 125 jobs were cut last year when the Star Tribune closed its North Loop printing plant and moved printing to Des Moines.[1] The paper won a Pulitzer Prize weeks ago for reporting on the Annunciation Church and School shooting, underscoring the timing of the layoffs.[1]
Grove said the plan would move the paper from private ownership by Glen Taylor toward a nonprofit foundation.[1]
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- Star Tribune plans to cut about 13% of staff, or 65 positions, from a workforce of roughly 495 employees.
- The newsroom will drop from about 200 journalists to approximately 175, with cuts across all departments via buyouts and layoffs.
- CEO Steve Grove told staff Tuesday that the paper will seek to convert from private ownership under Glen Taylor to a nonprofit foundation.
- The paper won a Pulitzer Prize weeks ago for its reporting on the Annunciation Church and School shooting but is still making deep cuts.
- About 125 jobs were cut last year when the Star Tribune closed its North Loop printing plant and moved printing to Des Moines.
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