Layoffs continued Thursday at Gannett newspapers, which recently merged with GateHouse to form the nation’s largest newspaper chain. At publication time, a tracking the layoffs listed 17 newspapers affected, with 29 total newsroom personnel laid off. Forty additional people were eliminated from pressroom positions at the Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader, which it was shutting down its press operations and printing instead in Columbia, Missouri. The action had been forecast by several, including . In an earnings call Thursday morning, the company posted a large loss for the fourth quarter,...…Layoffs continued Thursday at Gannett newspapers, which recently merged with GateHouse to form the nation’s largest newspaper chain. At publication time, a tracking the layoffs listed 17 newspapers affected, with 29 total newsroom personnel laid off. Forty additional people were eliminated from pressroom positions at the Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader, which it was shutting down its press operations and printing instead in Columbia, Missouri. The action had been forecast by several, including . In an earnings call Thursday morning, the company posted a large loss for the fourth quarter,...WW…