-- NYT: Voluntary buyouts weren’t enough to stave off layoffs in the NYT newsroom. In a staff memo posted on Romensko, NYT Editor Bill Keller says that the goal of reducing the newsroom staff by 100 jobs will require a “relatively small numbers of layoffs,” citing the deteriorating national economy. Though offering no guarantees, Keller said that the timing of the layoffs is meant to avoid “a year bleeding from serial cuts.” He ended by saying that the job cuts will be offset somewhat by unspecified “investments” designed to help speed the company’s transition to its digital future.

-- Charlotte Observer: The McClatchy-owned North Carolina daily is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of staffers, according to a memo on Romenesko. In another cost-cutting measure, the paper will also eliminate about 13 part-time telemarketing jobs. Observer executives said they didn’t have any additional plans for reducing existing staff posts, but did add the caveat that it is constantly reviewing its business model.

-- Portland Tribune: The twice-weekly community newspaper says it will cut back to one edition per week and cut print staff as it seeks to become a “more complete online” entity. Since its launch in 2001, the paper has come out every Tuesday and Friday. It will now be published on Thursdays. No word on how many staffers will be let go. (Oregonian)