Sun to lay off 100 more

Posted by Jeff Quinton on June 25, 2008

The (Baltimore) Sun will cut about 100 jobs through buyouts, layoffs and the closing of open positions.

Publisher Tim Ryan announced the cuts Wednesday in a memo to the newspaper’s staff that was obtained by The Associated Press.

It’s the latest in a series of cuts at The Sun, which is owned by Tribune Company.

Last year, 41 employees accepted buyouts and three advertising designers were laid off.

The year before, The Sun announced the closure of its last two foreign bureaus.

Tribune CEO Sam Zell announced earlier this month that the company would trim pages and editorial content from its daily newspapers.

The memo from Ryan says The Sun will offer buyouts Friday to all employees, who have two weeks to accept. Layoffs will be announced July 18.