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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

More cuts at Johnston Press

Editorial jobs are being cut at several Johnston Press titles in south Yorkshire and the north Midlands.

The cuts involve production journalists and photographers at the Doncaster Free Press, Derbyshire Times, Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph.

Earlier this month, at a National Union of Journalists' meeting in Sheffield, members voted that they had no confidence in management after the Telegraph editor and Star deputy editor were made redundant.

Johnston Press also announced 19 editorial redundancies at the Leeds-based Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post last week.

Michelle Stanistreet, the NUJ's general secretary, said: "If Johnston Press want to turn the company's fortunes around they have to wake up to the fact that its journalists are its best asset.

"Losing experienced, talented, loyal staff who are passionate about the communities they serve, and the consequential impact on content and quality will do nothing to make more readers turn to their local newspapers, whether in print or online."

Source: NUJ

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