Daily News Lays Off 12 Opinion Writers and Reporters
The Daily News, which has lost circulation, is laying off roughly a dozen well-known columnists and editorial writers.
The layoffs cut across the paper. They included the longtime Daily News gossip columnist Joanna Malloy; the editorial writers Stephen McFarland and Alexander Nazaryan; and the reporters Robert Gearty and Christina Boyle. Albor Ruiz, a columnist since 1987, was laid off but he will freelance for the paper. The layoffs were first reported by Capital New York. Ken Frydman, a spokesman for the company, said “The Daily News does not comment on personnel matters.â€
Like many newspapers, the paper has suffered from major circulation declines. According to the Alliance for Audited Media, circulation for the daily paper dropped by 11 percent and circulation for the Sunday issue dropped by 2 percent in the last six months compared with the period a year ago.
