Tribune Co. to cut D.C. staff

Editory & Publisher reports that the Tribune Company is expecting to cut some of the staff at its Washington, D.C. bureau.

The [Washington] Post writes that the 42-person Tribune D.C. bureau, which houses the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other Tribune newspapers' offices, is expected to be cut by 12 through a consolidation.

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz writes that it is not known who will be in charge of the bureau going forward.
He also reports that the Tribune's last two bureau chiefs have quit in recent weeks.

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