Among the journalists who Gannett has laid off is Bob Sutton, who has been the sports editor of the Times-News of Burlington for nearly 25 years. His last day is May 1. A fixture on the ACC, Canes, minor-league baseball and prep beats, nobody ever works harder and longer hours.

Being a journalist at a newspaper already was perilous in terms of job security and the pandemic seems to have made it a lot worse. Some chains are worse than others. Working for a Gannett paper right now can't feel very comfortable.