San Diego County paper lays off newsroom staff

Editor & Publisher reports the North County Times has laid off 25 reporters and editors. The move reduces the editorial team by about 20 percent.  The layoffs are the result of "an ongoing slump in advertising revenue." Publisher Peter York said, "The layoffs were needed to keep the northern San Diego County paper viable." 

York added the paper's financial performance is falling shy of expectations. "We're not losing money, but we're not doing as well as we ought to," he said. 

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