When Eddy Hartenstein, the LAT’s new publisher took the job in August, he said there would be no more staff cuts and that Sam Zell hadn’t asked him to plan more in the future.
Well, word last week was there would be more. And while how many newsroom layoffs and whose buyouts were accepted may not be known until next week, LA Observed is reporting that the ax has already fallen in the business department. According to a memo posted on the blog, 31 people lost their jobs in the circulation department.
