The Seattle Times is laying off about 10% of its staff, according to its competitor the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Not only is print ad revenue down, but online ad revenue is down as well. One editor at the paper told the bleak truth about the move:

Hopefully this will be enough to ensure the company’s survival.

I could do a whole blog chronicling what becomes of laid-off environmental beat reporters, but it’s more fun to talk to neat people like Lena Beth who roll up their sleeves and talk to people directly.