NUJ condemns 'disastrous' Johnston Press job cuts in Yorkshire

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The National Union of Journalists has condemned proposed job cuts at Johnston Press centres in South Yorkshire and Humberside.

Staff were told today of proposals for 18 job cuts in South Yorkshire and Humberside, which involve closing the Goole Courier's office and scrapping the editor's role at both the Courier and South Yorkshire Times, leaving a single editor based at the Selby Times' office to manage all three titles.

In addition, journalists at the Doncaster centre for sister title the Sheffield Star will now report to the Doncaster editor-in-chief, as well as Sheffield editorial management, and management are looking to cut a reporter and editorial assistant role in Mexborough.

Johnston Press was unavailable for comment at the time of writing, but according to the NUJ the company has blamed the cuts on "under performing advertising and circulation"

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Chris Morley, NUJ Northern and Midlands Organiser, said: "These proposals show how flimsy are Johnston Press' claims to believe in local journalism to serve the communities where its newspapers circulate. How can a newspaper and website properly engage with the town when it has no editor?"

Morley went on to accuse Johnston Press of a "

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