About 600 Journalists Lost Their Jobs in America This Past Week
Sunday, December 04, 2022
If you count the layoffs at CNN, Gannett (the parent company of the Providence Journal), the Washington Post and other news organizations across the country this week, the numbers add up to as many as 600.
And, the layoffs may just be beginning.
CNN cut somewhere around 400 news staffers.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTGannett, the Virginia-based newspaper conglomerate, let go of hundreds of more workers -- and this was the company’s third round of staff reduction in the past six months.
Earlier in the summer, 400 were cut or took early buyouts. Then 400 vacancies were not filled.
In November, GoLocal reported G. Wayne Miller announced his departure from Projo after 41 years.
Education reporter Linda Borg also announced her departure.
Now, there are hundreds more.
“The layoffs, which [continued] into Friday, are part of Gannett’s efforts to cut its news division staff of 3,440 by 6%. That amounts to roughly 200 layoffs,” reported Poynter on Thursday.
Twitter is loaded with Gannett reporters announcing they have been let go.
SEC filings revealed that Gannett's CEO Michael Reed received $7,741,052 in compensation in 2021 – 160 times the median salary of the average Gannett worker.
NPR Freezing Over 100 Jobs
National Public Radio announced that the company's 137 job vacancies at the network represent about 11% of its workforce will not be filled.
The company is facing a $20 million shortfall.
“As we did during the pandemic, we are prioritizing our staff and not anticipating layoffs at this time," Lansing wrote. Yet he noted that he recognized the strain that a near-freeze on hiring would put on NPR's current journalists and their non-newsroom colleagues.
"It means we won't have the skills and support of the people who would have been in the roles that must remain vacant," chief executive, John Lansing wrote. "For those working long and stressful hours, that is not good news. But it is a reality we can't avoid if we are to save jobs."
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