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July 24, 2018

Owner Fires Half the Staff of New York Daily News
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In New York City, the new owner of the New York Daily News says it will
fire half the staff of the longtime newspaper. Among those who were
fired was editor-in-chief Jim Rich, who tweeted, "If you hate democracy
and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark,
then today is a good day for you." In the 1980s, the New York Daily News
employed 400 journalists. After the latest firings, the newspaper will
have only 45 people in its newsroom staff. The New York Daily News's
owner, Tronc, is also the publisher of The Chicago Tribune, the
Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant.


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