Categories: OLD Media Moves

San Diego paper cuts two business reporters amid layoffs

The San Diego Union-Tribune, which announced layoffs of 40 newsroom staffers on Thursday, has lost two business reporters, notes Eric Wolff of San Diego CityBeat.

They are Penni Crabtree and Jonathan Sidener.

Crabtree covers tourism, retail and consumer issues, while Sidener covers telecommunications, the video game industry and personal technology.

Crabtree is also known for covering questionable pharmaceutical and nutritional health companies.

Sidener, who previously worked at the Arizona Republic, posted a tweet that the layoff takes effect in 60 days.

Read more here.

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