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
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
