#media-layoffs

#media-layoffs

WaPo reportedly plans to slash 100 of its 800 newsroom positions next month, with the cuts likely to primarily impact the sports, metro and foreign news teams. In total, 300 positions may be eliminated across the company. Why the layoffs? WaPo's advertising and subscription businesses have been struggling for years. WaPo infamously lost a quarter million digital subscribers , or 10% of its subscriber base, after Bezos spiked the paper's planned endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At a time when LGBTQ+ journalism is more crucial than ever, NBC has laid off teams of journalists covering marginalized communities, including NBC Out. Meanwhile, a clinic in Boston has been pressured into cutting gender-affirming care for patients under 19, and a trans fencer is suing USA Fencing and the U.S. Olympic Committee. We also have Pete Buttigieg hitting the campaign trail with Virginia's Abigail Spanberger, and more bad news for right-wing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens.

Over the last few years, the media industry has experienced unprecedented changes. Traditional outlets have downsized, digital platforms have consolidated, and once-stable newsroom and agency jobs have been eliminated in waves of layoffs. From senior executives and editors to sales teams and creative strategists, thousands of professionals who built their careers shaping culture and commerce now find themselves navigating uncertainty.