By late 2006, its newsroom staff had been reduced to 27.
On May 15, 2009 there was yet another reduction that included seven members of the newsroom staff among others.
Taking the job meant an extra $10 per week in one's paycheck, but none of the newsroom staff was interested.
The Sunday expansion added about 6 people to a newsroom staff of about 370.
While the paper pays close attention to the processes of government, its management is also closely focused on the newsroom staff.
On Jan. 16, 2013, the newspaper announced layoffs of 34 employees including 18 newsroom staff.
But since then, the newsroom staff has been cut from 62 to 40 employees.
In the last two years, about 90 journalists have left the paper, which has a newsroom staff of 410.
The Journal has a total newsroom staff of more than 470.
The newsroom staff went on strike to protest against censorship.