Opinion | Tuesday was a bleak day for the media industry The Los Angeles Times, Time magazine and National Geographic all conducted layoffs, while Condé Nast journalists struck over proposed job cuts. January 24, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | The latest drama from the Los Angeles Times Three top editors have now left the paper as a planned layoff of perhaps as many as 100 journalists looms. January 23, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Los Angeles Times union calls for walkout in response to planned layoffs The Times reportedly plans to cut ‘at least 100 journalists, or about 20% of the newsroom,’ due to financial challenges. January 19, 2024 Angela Fu
2023 was the worst year for the news business since the pandemic It’s a sharp reversal from the last two years, when layoffs fell and some news outlets even expanded. December 27, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | Washington Post reaches buyout goals to, for now, avert layoffs The bad news: The Post will enter the new year with fewer employees — perhaps a couple of hundred. December 20, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Media industry cuts top 20,000 in 2023, report finds The news sector alone has lost 2,681 jobs so far in 2023 — more than it did in all of 2022 or 2021. December 8, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | Vox and Condé Nast hold layoffs Vox laid off at least 20 people in its second round of layoffs this year. Meanwhile, Condé Nast began an announced round of 270 layoffs. December 1, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | Why The Washington Post is reducing its staff Audiences, subscriptions, print revenue and digital advertising are all down by double digits, and its CEO says it ‘overshot on expenses.’ October 12, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Washington Post to offer 240 buyouts in an attempt to cut staff A memo from the Post’s CEO said the Post hopes to avert layoffs, but her note did not make any promises October 11, 2023 Tom Jones
Dallas Morning News offers buyouts as it seeks profitability The buyouts could eliminate as many as 40 jobs — a 6% reduction in head count — across the company September 13, 2023 Angela Fu
Texas Tribune holds first layoffs in 14-year history CEO Sonal Shah told staff that 2023 has been uniquely challenging for the outlet, which many have come to see as a model for nonprofit journalism August 23, 2023 Angela Fu
Opinion | When might Donald Trump return to Twitter? Trump has stayed loyal to Truth Social even though Elon Musk reversed his suspension. But if a political need arises, he could return June 29, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Inside the Los Angeles Times layoffs The proposed layoffs will include all six of the union’s audio producers as well as 35 of the union’s 61 multiplatform editors. June 14, 2023 Poynter Staff
Los Angeles Times executes largest layoffs under billionaire Soon-Shiong’s ownership The 74 layoffs are part of a restructuring prompted by ‘the economic climate,’ executive editor Kevin Merida wrote in a memo to staff. June 7, 2023 Angela Fu
She started an aid network for laid-off journalists and it spread like wildfire Education reporter Kati Kokal wanted to help Gannett reporters facing job cuts. She got help from all over the country. May 25, 2023 Omar Gallaga
