MEDIA

San Diego Papers to Cut 30% of News Staff: The merger next year of the San Diego Union and Tribune will reduce the newspapers’ editorial staffs by about 30%, Copley Newspapers executives have told Newspaper Guild leaders. When the morning Union and afternoon Tribune merge in February, their combined 429-person editorial, photography and library staffs will be cut by between 117 and 139 employees, Copley officials said. The cuts could save the Union-Tribune about $6 million annually.