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Scripps Kicks Off Newspaper Reorg Plan

  • E&P, Monday, February 22, 2010 12:25 AM
E.W. Scripps newspaper division is moving closer to its re-organization plan 3.0 that shifts focus to content and sales. The managers in charge of operations, sales, content, human resources, finance, and information technology will begin meeting with Scripps newspapers to reveal more details about re-org.

Scripps plans to implement consistent advertising, circulation and editorial front-end systems throughout its newspaper division and standardize other functions not core to content or sales. One area is simplifying the rate structures, as well as taking a look at IT, HR editorial and production for efficiencies. There will, however, be job losses, per Mark Contreras, senior vice president of newspapers.

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