Some Chicago media jobs will soon be lost as the newspaper industry continues to decline.

The Chicago Tribune recently announced that it will have to cut some jobs. However, according to an article by Editor & Publisher, the Tribune disputed a Crain’s Chicago Business report that the company would have cut 20 percent of its newsroom staff.

The Tribune plans not only to cut jobs in the newsroom, but throughout the paper. The company hasn’t yet announced exactly how many jobs will be lost. At the same time, however, there may be some job expansion in some of the paper’s departments.

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The film industry in Illinois not only has a sizable impact statewide, but as of late has particularly created many Chicago media jobs.

In 2007, according to a press release from the State of Illinois, Illinois film productions allowed for more than 26,500 hires statewide, a 110 percent increase from 2006.

Most recently, the new Batman movie The Dark Knight was shot in Chicago, and brought nearly $40 million in revenue to the state’s economy, making it the largest movie filmed in Illinois on record. The film created 4,500 Chicago jobs.

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