Voice Of San Diego Announces Layoffs

By Jessica Plautz / Web Producer

Published December 9, 2011 at 10:14 AM PST

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

Voiceofsandiego.org announced this morning that the nonprofit news organization is laying off four employees.

The news follows closely to other big changes in the news media in San Diego: the sale of The San Diego Union-Tribune to developer Doug Manchester.

Three of the layoffs are news staffers: Emily Alpert, education reporter, Adrian Florido, neighborhood reporter, and Sam Hodgson, photo editor.

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On Twitter, voiceofsandiego.org's Editor Andrew Donohue referred to the reporters as family, calling them "incredible journalists" and saying "If there's a harder day, I don't want to live it."

The organization is not planning any additional staff reductions, according to Donohue.

Read the full statement on the voiceofsandiego.org website.

Jessica Plautz

Jessica Plautz brought her writing, editing and multimedia skills to KPBS as a newsroom Web Producer. She began at KPBS in 2009 as an Associate Producer, returning to the station in 2011 to work on KPBS Evening Edition, a daily news show bringing San Diego local news and analysis. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her master's in Mass Communication & Media Studies from San Diego State University. Her research includes social media, politics, the intersection of social media and politics, and networked publics. Her previous professional experience includes film, television, theater and print journalism. Jessica has received awards from the San Diego Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists, Scholars without Borders, the SDSU Women's Association, the Mensa Foundation, and the John F. Reeves Memorial Foundation. She is fluent in Spanish.

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