Job cuts at the Springfield News-Leader

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Job cuts at the Springfield News-Leader

By KSPR News

Story Created: Dec 3, 2008

Story Updated: Dec 3, 2008

A longtime News-Leader columnist will soon write her last column.

Sarah Overstreet is one of 19 people laid off by the newspaper.

It's the latest round of cost-cutting measures at the Gannett-owned daily.

The publisher blames declining advertising revenues adn the economic downturn for the cuts.

Overstreet worked for KSPR in the late 1980s as a consumer reporter.

Sunday, Dec 7 at 3:22 PM Lucky/Unlucky? wrote ...

Rumor is that we're expecting more layoffs at the N-L in February. Already with the recent layoffs, no one knows what they're doing.

Thursday, Dec 4 at 7:42 PM All over wrote ...

People are getting laid off all over the state - Merry Christmas. Tough times for everyone, not just the media.

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