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Get local news delivered to your inbox!Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisBismarck Tribune, other Lee newspapers to furlough employees amid coronavirus outbreakShare thisNorth Dakota’s two largest newspapers announced steps this week to trim costs amid the coronavirus outbreak.The Bismarck Tribune, along with all other newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises Inc., will furlough employees or cut pay in response to a drop in advertising revenue.Kevin Mowbray, president and CEO of Davenport-based Lee Enterprises, told employees this week that they would either be furloughed for two weeks in the fiscal third quarter, or see their salaries cut by the equivalent. Some Tribune employee furloughs will start next week.Lee executives will take a 20% pay cut.Mowbray called the recent work at Lee newspapers “outstanding” and complimented reporters and editors for their “passion, hard work and dedication” over the past few weeks.“No one foresaw the challenges this pandemic would bring, but you have all reacted with incredible creativity and resiliency and have managed to deliver your best work under difficult circumstances,” Mowbray wrote in an email.While digital subscriptions have seen an “uptick,” Mowbray said, advertising revenue has been “dramatically impacted now and for the near future.”“To ensure our own sustainability, it’s important that we manage the economic impact to our company,” he continued. “The sacrifices we make now will minimize the long-term damage the pandemic could have on our business.”Meanwhile, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead announced Friday it would cease print delivery on Mondays and Fridays to cut expenses. Bill Marcil Jr., publisher of The Forum and CEO of Forum Communications Co., said in a letter to readers the step was in response to losses prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The newspaper will continue to produce a daily e-edition.The move, which takes effect next week, makes the Tribune the only newspaper that prints seven days a week in North Dakota.Get local news delivered to your inbox!{{title}}{{summary}}You don't have any notifications.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Topics

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