Opinion | Layoffs hit CBS News and Paramount as David Ellison’s cost-cutting plan takes effect Roughly 1,000 staffers were laid off Wednesday, part of a broader effort to trim more than $2 billion in expenses October 30, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | CBS News hired Bari Weiss to shake things up. Whether she can is the big question. On ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ the Guardian’s Jeremy Barr explains why Weiss faces tall hurdles as CBS News’ outsider-in-chief October 22, 2025 Ren LaForme
Opinion | NBC News is laying off 150 people — and asking some to reapply for open roles No anchors are reportedly part of the 7% reduction, which comes as NBC and MSNBC finalize their split and the network reshapes its newsroom October 16, 2025 Tom Jones
Gannett is cutting $100 million and rethinking subscriptions to curb falling revenue With profit up but year-over-year revenue down, the country's largest newspaper chain looks to raise prices and lean on AI July 31, 2025 Angela Fu
Inquirer closes community news desk, sparking outcry over diversity and equity goals The shutdown of the nearly three-year-old initiative raises questions about the Inquirer’s commitment to DEI amid staff cuts March 24, 2025 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Buyouts at the Sun-Times shrink the newsroom — and the dream Big-name journalists are out as Chicago Public Media tightens its belt. The high-profile merger was supposed to be different. March 20, 2025 Tom Jones
Carpenter Media Group has a ‘pattern’ of acquisitions and layoffs, union alleges  The company went from a relative unknown to the sixth-largest newspaper owner in the country over the past year October 31, 2024 Angela Fu
Opinion | Jeff Glor, former ‘CBS Evening News anchor, is among those laid off by Paramount Global Paramount is targeting 2,000 positions — 15% of its workforce. This is the second wave of cuts. September 25, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | When faced with an audience problem, cut or spend? A lesson from Disney. Under financial pressure, Disney announced not cutbacks, but massive theme park expansions. News organizations should take a cue. August 20, 2024 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Axios and Tampa Bay Times institute mass staff cuts The layoffs are the first in Axios’ eight-year history. More than 80 news outlets have cut staff in 2024, with several shutting down completely. August 7, 2024 Angela Fu
The Tampa Bay Times will cut a fifth of its workforce The Times will eliminate 60 jobs due to revenue shortfalls caused chiefly by less-than-expected print advertising revenue August 6, 2024 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Big changes — and cuts — are coming to CNN As CNN reorganizes under CEO Mark Thompson, 100 staffers (or about 3% of CNN’s workforce) will lose their jobs July 11, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | The Gannett editor fired for talking with me has engineered a soft landing Sarah Leach has found ‘overwhelming’ support from inside and outside journalism and has been published in multiple outlets May 30, 2024 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Gannett fired an editor for talking to me Sarah Leach spoke to Poynter in an attempt to staff up her team. She may have been successful, even if she won't be at Gannett to see it through. May 9, 2024 Rick Edmonds
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
