tweeted<\/a> media writer David Uberti. \u201cAlso thinking about how tronc just sold the LA Times for a whopping $500 million and recently inked a deal to pay its chairman's consulting firm $15 million over three years.\u201d<\/p>\nFurther cuts are expected as the newspaper prepares to leave Tribune Tower for smaller space at Prudential Plaza.<\/p>\n
Update: Here is the text of a memo to staff from Dold:<\/strong><\/p>\nColleagues,<\/em><\/p>\nOver the last two weeks our newsroom leaders have held conversations with you about the reorganization of the Chicago Tribune. These exchanges have been tremendously helpful as we prepare for our future. You've shared ideas on what our coverage priorities should be and how we can draw more readers. You've offered excellent suggestions on who would be strong candidates to hire and promote as we become a truly digital-focused and more diverse organization.<\/em><\/p>\nWe're going to keep these conversations going. <\/em><\/p>\nWe know this has been a challenging time. In the coming days we will work with you to determine your assignments and responsibilities so you know exactly what your role will be.<\/em><\/p>\nIn our commitment to provide competitive compensation for newsroom employees, we are completing a salary review. Compensation changes for staffers not governed by collective bargaining agreements will go into effect on April 1. <\/em><\/p>\nWe will hold a Town Hall meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 26, in Campbell Hall to introduce the coming redesign of the Chicago Tribune website. At that meeting we will detail and demonstrate our new content management system, Arc, the replacement for P2P we have licensed from The Washington Post. We will lay out the development and training timelines for implementation of Arc. There will be time at the end of the Town Hall to take your questions.<\/em><\/p>\nLast week, I visited the build-out of our new home at Prudential Plaza. It will reflect the Chicago Tribune's 170-year success story and enhance our transition to a digital workplace. This week, the company shared more details on parking and mass transit options and building amenities. A sample workstation has been set up on the third floor of the Tower to give you a better sense of the new work environment. We are on track to move in late May.<\/em><\/p>\nToday, we took the most difficult step in this transformation. We notified a number of employees that their positions are being eliminated.<\/em><\/p>\nI know the impact this has on everyone in our organization. That impact is by far most profound on those who are directly affected. I want to thank them for the work they've done for the Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\nA lot has happened with our organization and structure in just the last two weeks.<\/em><\/p>\nHere's what else happened in that time: We published an impactful investigative report on the secret offshore holdings of a major candidate for governor; we broke news about a significant retail development along the Chicago River; we wrote with heart about Loyola University's NCAA-qualifying basketball team; we gave our readers details they couldn't get elsewhere about the expansion of O'Hare International Airport.<\/em><\/p>\nWe won Top 10 Awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for Daily Section, Sunday Section and Special Section. We were presented with the Philip Meyer Award for the best journalism done using social research methods.<\/em><\/p>\nThose are just some highlights. We provided much, much more for our readers.<\/em><\/p>\nThank you for your ideas. 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