HUFFINGTON POST:: The Washington Examiner will stop publishing a six-day-a-week newspaper in June and 87 employees will lose their jobs as it becomes a weekly magazine and online publication, the newspaper’s parent company announced Tuesday.
The free tabloid, which launched in February 2005, will eliminate coverage of local news, sports and entertainment, according Clarity Media Group, its Denver-based parent company. A company spokeswoman said 87 editorial and business employees will be laid off, while 38 staffers will be retained. The new publication focused on national politics will hire at least 20 new people, the company said.
The Examiner is popular with riders of the Metro transit network, where it’s widely distributed, and known for aggressive coverage of local crime, politics, education and transit. Reporters often used the paper as a steppingstone to more established publications. The editorial page is right-leaning, reflecting the conservative politics of Clarity Media Group’s billionaire owner, Philip Anschutz… (more)
