Paper's buyer sues over staff cuts

How about this? A US newspaper subscriber is suing the publishing company because its plan to make 70 staff redundant will mean he gets an inferior product. Keith Hempstead, a lawyer and former newspaper reporter, has filed the class action claim against the News & Observer, which sells about 177,000 copies a day in Raleigh, North Carolina. He says the decision by its owner, McClatchy, to cut staffing and eliminate editions, including one to which he subscribes, is a breach of contract. He is seeking an injunction and damages. (Via Courthouse News/Fading to Black)