Around 100 journalists at DC Thomson's Scottish titles at risk of redundancy
There are 270 editorial staff at DC Thomson's titles in Scotland
Last updated 10th Feb 2023
We understand around 100 journalists out of the 270 editorial staff at DC Thomson's Scottish titles are at risk of redundancy.
Earlier this week, the publisher of The Beano, The Courier and the Press and Journal announced 300 workers would be made redundant - with around half of the job cuts coming from the closure of titles acquired from Colchester-based Aceville.
A spokeperson for DC Thomson said:
"There are 270 colleagues across our news titles, spanning Dundee & Courier country, Aberdeen and the north and Glasgow newsrooms.
The proposals mean that around 100 roles have been placed at risk of redundancy which, as we move through the consultation process, we believe could result in around 50 roles being made redundant.
"The structure being discussed is intended to push us further to collaborate more closely across titles while looking at areas of duplication as we look to work more efficiently - at every level.
"Throughout all these changes our commitment to our communities and to serving them with the highest quality journalism remains resolute.
"We are in due process and it would be inappropriate to comment on individual roles and areas."