SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's longest publishing daily newspaper says it will cut nearly half of its staff and consolidate breaking news operations with affiliated television and radio operations.
The Deseret News announced the cutbacks on Tuesday in a statement to The Associated Press.
The newspaper says 85 newsroom positions are being eliminated effective immediately, although some staffers will be enlisted for a transition period.
Deseret News CEO and President Clark Gilbert was announcing the changes in a staff meeting Tuesday.
Clark says the Deseret News is combining operations with KSL-TV and KSL Radio move to the broadcast networks' building about five blocks away.
Clark says the layoffs include 57 full-time and 28 part-time employees.
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