NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- USA Today announced Friday that it is laying off 9% of its workforce and shaking up its editorial structure, as it "evolves" from newspapers towards multimedia.
USA Today will be laying off 130 workers, according to spokeswoman Heidi Zimmerman. That's from a workforce of about 1,500.
Also, the news company is establishing five new departments and appointing new management. This includes a department for digital development to focus on USA Today's dotcom, mobile, iPhone and iPad platforms. The company said this department will also focus on "the development as well as acquisition of digital and emerging platform space."
"This significant restructuring reflects USA Today's evolution from a newspaper company to a multi-platform media company," said publisher David Hunke, in a press release. ![]()






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