Indianapolis Star

[Gannettoid]

From Gannett Blog:

At least three in Indy: top features editor, a top metro editor, features design director.

[Gannettoid]

From an anonymous tipster:

At least three in IndyStar newsroom thus far -- all managers --
unknown number let go in advertising and pressroom. Was three layoffs about two
weeks ago -- magazine division let designer, editor and ad rep go.

[txchildED]

KNOW OF ONE IN ADVERTISING-TW LET GO ABOUT 4:55PM TODAY


GANNETTOID EDIT: Unless it's a very well-known name or a top editor, let's keep names to initials unless that person wants their name on here. Thanks

[LumpInMyThroat]

Anyone know the initials of the newsroom employees?

[pondwatcher]

Indy Star ... AG on the metro desk; CS on design; dunno who in features. God help us!

[LumpInMyThroat]

Indy Star ... AG on the metro desk; CS on design; dunno who in features. God help us!

Oh man. That's horrible.

[LumpInMyThroat]

Indy Star ... AG on the metro desk; CS on design; dunno who in features. God help us!

Oh man. That's horrible.

I just saw that the one in features was JT though it's not confirmed.

[Indy123]

Yep, it was JT in features.

[joe bob]

Also 3 on Advertising floor LC, JF,TW

[anony]

From Indianapolis:

So far:

Features editor
Features design chief
An asst. metro editor
Online editor
Bureau chief (for multiple sections)
Shooter/foto editor
Calendar staffer
2 from Building Services

Top mail services guy

[laidoff]

I WAS the calendar staffer. It sucks but the two that got cut from editorial right before me editor RD (AMAZING at what they did) and photo editor JR (IRREPLACEABLE) WOW those two were SO amazing at their jobs. And the other people so far WOW WOW. These are big hitters, folks. Not everyday staffers like me....

[anony]

Final Indy count: 37 in the building.

16 in the newsroom/online; 1 in the library; 4 in building services (all areas covered by the Guild). Of the 17 newsroom folks, 10 were covered by the contract and 7 were managers (who aren't covered). Included a manager and a reporter (who also did some editing but was covered) who both had been here (and at The News, The Star's now-dead sister paper) around 30 years. Some very good people had to leave today. An extremely difficult day for everyone in a very collegial, homey newsroom.

[WTF]

The Indianapolis cuts managed to decimate the Guild's bargaining committee as well; it lost the near-irreplaceable secretary and a dedicated steward as well as at least one hardworking volunteer.

And the head of HR seriously asked in the end-of-day sit-down with the Guild if they could resume negotiations next week.

[DingDongTheWitchIsDead]

Losing Features AME JT is a GOOD thing! What goes around comes around!