Gannett's massive layoffs

This week, Gannett Co. began a series of massive layoffs at its newspapers across the country. The cuts are an effort by the media giant to cut 10 percent of it's newspaper's workforce before the end of the year.
Jim Hopkins of Gannett Blog has been keeping a real-time running tally of the number of employees laid off by the company. So far, the number has passed 600. The layoffs are expected to continue today.
As employees lose their jobs, Hopkin's blog has provided a forum for constant interaction between Gannett workers. T
hrough a series of comment strings, employees are posting the number of layoffs from their newspapers and also asking questions about what's to come.
A story from Reuters talks about the blog's influence and rising traffic.
To visit the blog click here.