Johnston Press has reported a fall in underlying profits as revenues from print advertising continue to decline.
Edinburgh-based media group, Johnston Press, has announced it has cut its losses but has seen a fall in advertising revenues.
The newspaper and media group Johnston Press has reported a fall in advertising revenue since the beginning of this year.
Johnston Press said consultation with a member of staff was under way.
John Stokoe's post as editor of the Whitby Gazette is understood to be at risk as part of options being considered by owners Johnston Press.
Johnston Press carried out a trial of subscription charges for some of its local titles but abandoned them after the online editions failed to attract readers.
The big players in regional media Johnston Press, Newsquest, Northcliffe Media and Trinity Mirror, which between them control around half the market grew swiftly during the boom years.
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"Johnston Press is going through a strategic transformation, " he said.
Mr Plant said he had written a letter to Johnston Press on behalf of the borough councillors to state they opposed any suggestion of Mr Stokoe losing his post as editor.
Just before the Grammy Museum celebration, Love and Johnston issued a press release announcing they would be hitting the road with their own incarnation of the Beach Boys.
Ms Arbour, who met Mr Johnston last year, called for international solidarity to protect the freedom of the press.
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