Layoffs at the Inquirer

Today the Inquirer ran an article saying that 68 people in their newsroom would be laid off ("68 in Inquirer newsroom to lose jobs," by Bob Fernandez). In the article managing editor Anne Gordon is quoted as saying:

"The Philadelphia Inquirer is an excellent newspaper, and we intend on keeping it that way," she said. "In order to do that, we will be making changes to beats and coverage plans in the next 30 days."

My own editorial response is to say "No, I don't think you can do that, cut that much and keep it excellent." This is just awful.