The Orlando Sentinel laid off 21 people today, six in the newsroom, including a page designer and graphic artist.

Update: Sentinel AME/Visuals Bo Burton e-mails that it was eight in the newsroom:

* An Associate Managing Editor
* Two Features Editors
* Two One Local Reporter
* A page designer
* A graphic artist
* A Two news clerks

The decision was also made not to replace six open newsroom jobs that were budgeted to be filled in 2006. And five journalists will retire from the newsroom by the end of the year and will not be replaced.