When Tribune acquired Times Mirror they acquired papers with much lower operating profits than Tribune papers have traditionally thrown off. The L.A. Times has a larger staff than is typical for that size of paper. They've been trying to address that without appearing to be a slash-and-burn company. John Morton
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![In terms of what it's doing to editorial staff, these are not horrible cuts. All three of these papers have fairly fat staffs compared with most other papers, if you take the rule of thumb of one editorial employee for every 1,000 [in] circulation. - John Morton Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SW4gdGVybXMgb2Ygd2hhdCBpdCdzIGRvaW5nIHRvIGVkaXRvcmlhbCBzdGFmZiwgdGhlc2UgYXJlIG5vdCBob3JyaWJsZSBjdXRzLiBBbGwgdGhyZWUgb2YgdGhlc2UgcGFwZXJzIGhhdmUgZmFpcmx5IGZhdCBzdGFmZnMgY29tcGFyZWQgd2l0aCBtb3N0IG90aGVyIHBhcGVycywgaWYgeW91IHRha2UgdGhlIHJ1bGUgb2YgdGh1bWIgb2Ygb25lIGVkaXRvcmlhbCBlbXBsb3llZSBmb3IgZXZlcnkgMSwwMDAgW2luXSBjaXJjdWxhdGlvbi4g&author=ICBKb2huIE1vcnRvbiAgICA=&num=3 "In terms of what it's doing to editorial staff, these are not horrible cuts. All three of these papers have fairly fat staffs compared with most other papers, if you take the rule of thumb of one editorial employee for every 1,000 [in] circulation. - John Morton Quotes")
