For the US News Industry, a Tough Summer Draws to a Close with McClatchy Chain's Cuts
The cuts hit more than 90 workers at 17 publications, with unions warning that local coverage will be weakened across the country.
- On Thursday, McClatchy slashed jobs at dozens of newspapers nationwide, with the NewsGuild-CWA reporting more than 90 unionized journalists laid off across 17 publications, leaving gaping holes in local coverage.
- Vice President of News Greg Farmer cited declining revenue in an internal memo, stating consumer revenue fell 41% over five years while expenses remained flat, necessitating what executives called a 'different choice'.
- Individual newsrooms faced severe reductions: the Idaho Statesman cut 60% of staff, the Lexington Herald-Leader laid off half its newsroom, and the Miami Herald lost its entire audience team and sole video producer.
- The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild warned that local coverage will suffer, with staff describing the layoffs as a 'gutting' of newsrooms that once served as watchdogs over hospitals and local government.
- These cuts arrive amid broader U.S. newspaper industry contraction; since Chatham Asset Management acquired McClatchy in 2020, the company has restructured operations, recently closing its Washington, D.C., bureau and breaking-news desk in 2025.
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For the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain’s cuts – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at The Miami Herald and other papers it owns across the nation. The union that represents McClatchy journalists said Friday that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been...
For the US news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatc
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing out a turbulent summer for the news industry, the McClatchy newspaper chain has made deep cuts at The Miami Herald and other papers it owns across the nation. The union that represents
'A Damn Bloodbath': Unions Decry Layoffs at McClatchy Papers as Local Journalism Takes Another Hit
"The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists, and writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the United States," the NewsGuild-CWA said of McClatchy's layoffs.
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