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Des Moines Register changes extend beyond job cuts

By Jason Hancock 12/5/08

The 56 job cuts announced Wednesday are not the only changes taking place at “The Newspaper Iowa Depends Upon.”
The Des Moines Register will eliminate several annual special sections, most notably the RAGBRAI preview and RAGBRAI campground editions. This also includes most sports special sections, with one exception being the Iowa-Iowa State football game.

Newsroom not immune to cuts at the Des Moines Register

By Jason Hancock 12/3/08

Of the 41 Des Moines Register staffers who lost their job this week, nine came from the editorial department.  Read on for the names of some of those affected.

Des Moines Register seeks ‘fun committee’

By Chase Martyn 8/6/08

From Gannett Blog, we learn that Des Moines Register Editor Carolyn Washburn reportedly sent this note in an email to newsroom employees:
I’m looking for some of you willing to be members of a new fun committee. OK, you can call yourselves whatever you want. But think popcorns Fridays, and the day the hotdog gun came, [...]

The Register may cut some editorial staff

By Jason Hancock 8/1/08

The Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest newspaper, could begin reducing its staff over the coming months, sources inside the company say.

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