A host of other media companies are cutting jobs in recent weeks.
The layoffs at USA Today, The Indianapolis Star and the Detroit Free Press are part of a plan to cut 6 percent of the company's US media division.
Word of the notifications spread quickly within the company. Journalists at USA Today were invited to meet with editors and human resources representatives.
In August, the company eliminated about 400 jobs and said it wouldn't fill hundreds of open positions. In October, Mike Reed, the chief executive of the company, told employees that they would have to take voluntary leaves.
In November, Henry Faure Walker, chief executive of Newsquest, warned his employees that the company was not immune to the economic conditions many industries are facing.
While we have taken several steps already, we must enter the new year in a stronger economic position, and the reality is that our news cost base is too high for the revenues it creates. We will be implementing further reductions as a result.
Last month, Maribel Wadsworth Perez, the president of the company, told her employees that she was leaving at the end of the year.
Revenue from printed newspapers has continued to decline as the share price of the publisher of USA Today has fallen. The company tried to offset the declining print business with digital subscription revenue and marketing services, but revenue has fallen this year due to a difficult ad market.
In recent weeks, many media and tech companies have laid off employees.
The Walt Disney Company said in November that it would cut jobs and freeze hiring. The Washington Post told employees on Wednesday that it was shutting down its Sunday print magazine. CNN is laying off workers after executives talked about cutting $100 million from the business.
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