Area Media Cutting Jobs

The Asheville Citizen-Times closed its Asheville printing facility sending it's printing duties to Greenville, S.C. At least 60 people are expected to be put out of work by this move. The Cherokee Times was printed by the Citizen-Times' Asheville facility. WLOS also recently laid off six workers, according to Ashvegas, who cites one of its readers.
I know all too well how tough things are. It's why the Cherokee Times has been strictly online recently, and I had to layoff workers as well, myself among them.
I can say that when times got tough, my salary was the first to go. Can Ford, GM or Chrysler's CEO say that? Can Citibank? What about Sinclair Broadcasting who owns WLOS or Gannett who owns the Citizen-Times?
I have good friends working for both the newsroom at WLOS and at the Citizen-Times. As bad as things have been for my publication, I certainly hope none of them feel the pinch or fall victim to the axe. While there does appear to be some hope for the future, it isn't likely to improve anytime soon. I certainly wish the best for them.