This week, The Salt Lake Tribune cut the number of its employees by about a third, including an editorial writer, my friend and fellow Republican, Michelle Quist. Last week, the Ogden Standard-Examiner laid off more than one-fourth of its newsroom, including two editors. In March, the Denver Post’s owners also cut almost a third of their newsroom staff, followed by additional resignations. Those are deep, deep cuts and they are painful.
Being laid off is almost always tough. It’s tough on the emotions, even when the brain knows “This is not my fault.