As It Lays Off Local Reporters, Newspaper Chain Goes All in on AI
McClatchy said consumer revenue fell 41% as it reshapes newsrooms and shifts resources to local reporting it says subscribers value.
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McClatchy Guts Newsrooms Nationwide
I predicted the demise of McClatchy Media Company, but that was 20 years ago. I did not think it would take so long. “The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild is shocked and disappointed by @mcclatchy‘s decision to lay off 33% of its unionized workers at the Idaho Statesman, The News Tribune (Tacoma), Tri-City Herald, The Olympian and Bellingham Herald. This includes 10 journalists in Idaho, and seven across Washington,” the Pacific Northwest Newsp…
The Fresno Bee slashes almost 40% of newsroom amid national layoffs
The Fresno Bee laid off up to 40% of its workforce today as part of a nationwide sweep of papers in the McClatchy Media Company. The Bee’s labor union lead worries the cuts are part of a push to have AI write Fresno’s news. Seven reporters and one editor were laid off Thursday, according to […]
Entire Sac Bee sports team eliminated in sweeping McClatchy layoffs
The entire sports department at the newspaper in California’s capital city has been eliminated as part of McClatchy’s nationwide layoffs. On Thursday, the publishing giant laid off more than 90 employees at newspapers across the country, according to journalism union the NewsGuild. McClatchy owns…
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