Express-News announces job cuts

San Antonio’s Hearst Corp.-owned daily newspaper says it will lay off 135 people and will not fill an additional 30 positions.

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The moves come as newspapers across the nation are facing declining advertising revenues and other economic challenges. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the cuts represent 15 percent of its workforce. Express-News Executive Vice President Robert Rivard says in a memo to employees that the moves will reduce the newspaper’s newsroom personnel by 75 positions...more