Tampa Bay Times To Furlough Staff, Switch Printing Schedule

TAMPA, FL – The Tampa Bay Times has announced that it will be furloughing staff members and printing editions only on Sunday and Wednesdays beginning on Monday, April 6, because of a decrease in advertising due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

The paper announced the temporary print reduction on Monday and said it would continue to publish an electronic replica of the paper every day online.

Some staff members will be put on furlough for eight weeks and other staff members will have their hours reduced, the paper said. The most impacted staff members will be those in the production and delivery operations.

In addition, starting with this coming Sunday's edition, the paper will add a tabloid section called Game Times that includes a week's worth of puzzles and games, and will bring back the Perspective section, which includes opinions and columns on April 12.