Chicago Trib makes more cuts

The Chicago Tribune is cutting 11 percent of its newsroom staff, according to reports from Reuters.
The reduction results in the loss of 53 editorial employees, bringing the total number in the newsroom to 430, more than 200 less than three years ago.
From the story:

“This process comes with pain: 53 of our friends and colleagues will be leaving the Chicago Tribune as a consequence of changing priorities,” Kern wrote in the memo. The newspaper plans to expand its local news operation and establish a new “watchdog unit” to increase consumer and investigative coverage, Kern wrote. Much of the shift involves online news, and Kern said the newspaper’s digital staff was growing.