Lexington-Herald Leader Affected by Layoffs per Reporters

McClatchy Guts Newsrooms Nationwide Months After Controversial Push to AI

McClatchy-owned papers in Miami, Kentucky and the Pacific Northwest saw as much as 30% of their staff cut on Thursday.

Lexington-Herald Leader affected by layoffs per reporters

One reporter said in a social media post that she was one of 12 layoffs.

McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years

At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters

Miami Herald Sees 30 Reporters Cut by McClatchy News, Lexington KY Herald-Leader Loses 12 as AI Threatens to Take Over Newsrooms

McClatchy News took a machete to newsrooms they own today. According to posts on social media, the company fired 30 reporters at the Miami Herald including ones that report on the City of Miami. McClatchy also fired 12 people at the Lexington, KY Herald. Also affected were other local papers in South Florida attached to […]

McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs

McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

McClatchy lays off 12 Herald-Leader journalists, leaving two reporters for city and state government - The Lexington Times

McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader on Thursday, Sept. 10, including its city hall reporter, its health and politics reporter and its high school sports reporter. Kentucky Public Radio reported the cuts eliminated a majority of the newsroom's positions and leave two reporters to cover city and state government. The layoffs come amid nationwide McClatchy cuts and a fight with its unions over an AI rewriting tool.