Ten editorial jobs are under threat at the Brighton Argus as a result of plans to reduce its two daily editions to one. Its owner, Newsquest, is also making redundancies in the advertising department, and the weekly Sports Argus is to close.
Managing director Martyn Willis said the proposed cuts were a reaction to "the current economic climate". In fact, the Argus - like almost every regional evening - has been in long-term decline and the job losses reflect that too. Circulation in the final six months of last year was just 32,874 in a city with a population of more than 250,000. (Via Holdthe FrontPage)
