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As the coronavirus slowdown hits newspapers, the Monterey County Weekly lays off seven employees

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Tags: journalism, usa, coronaviruses.covid19, advertising, redundancies, news.local, author.sara rubin, source.montereycountyweekly, region locked
https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/as-the-coronavirus-slowdown-hits-newspapers-the-monterey-county-weekly/article_4bd91a80-6945-11ea-a08a-bb7d712b320f.html

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Sara Rubin
Published
Mar 18 2020
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587 words

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    The Weekly is not the only newspaper to face staff reductions amid the economic drop-off due to coronavirus.

    The Stranger in Seattle announced 18 layoffs on March 13, and suspended production of their print newspaper, moving to online-only.

    The next day, the Portland Mercury announced 10 staff members had been laid off and they were also suspending the print newspaper.

    The Sacramento News & Review and the Chico News & Review have both suspended publication for now, with a notification online that reads, "We have lost over 50 percent of our advertising revenue in less than one week."