Up to 70 editorial jobs are set to be lost at two of Scotland's most popular newspapers.
The owners of the Daily Record and the Sunday Mail said the decision to restructure the Scottish sector of its business would make the publications better equipped for a "dramatically different media economy" in the years to come.
A 30-day consultation is now under way.
If the jobs are lost, the move will mean a 25 per cent reduction in editorial staff at the two titles.
Trinity Mirror, who owns the two newspapers and a number of Scottish local titles, said the current economic climate had been a factor in the reorganisation, under which the Daily Record and Sunday Mail will operate as a single editorial team.
The company added that it hoped to achieve as many of the job cuts as possible through voluntary means.
There are currently 276 editorial staff at the Record, the Sunday Mail and sister titles the Glaswegian and Business 7.
Trinity Mirror said in a statement: "The Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail have announced plans to develop a fully integrated editorial operation which includes a multi-million pound investment in cutting-edge technology.
"This will lead to the development of a single integrated editorial production operation across both the Daily Record and the Sunday Mail and the division's associated websites and titles including the Glaswegian and Business 7.
"These changes are expected to result in the reduction of up to 70 editorial positions across the business and today the Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd has entered into a period of consultation with all of those staff likely to be affected."
Current Record editor Bruce Waddell has now been appointed editor-in-chief of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Sunday Mail editor Allan Rennie has been given the post of editorial development director of Trinity Mirror's national titles.
Mark Hollinshead, managing director of Trinity Mirror's National Division, said: "These are extraordinary days in our industry. No business, including ours, has escaped the economic downturn. "
