{
  "id": 7004405,
  "title": "US news industry faces another wave of deep cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/us-news-industry-faces-another-wave-of-deep-cuts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/253405/business/us-news-industry-faces-another-wave-of-deep-cuts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The McClatchy newspaper chain has carried out extensive layoffs, affecting over 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications, which represents about 30% of all unionized employees with The NewsGuild-CWA. The newsrooms impacted include The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, The Charlotte Observer, and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. According to Carol Marbin Miller, deputy investigations editor of The Miami Herald, the layoffs have put the newspaper \"waist-deep in quicksand and still sinking.\"\n\nMiller noted that the cuts have led to the loss of 32 jobs at her paper, including 28 positions and four that were frozen, with the entire writing staff of El Nuevo Herald, the Spanish-language publication, being affected. She emphasized the crucial importance of Miami as the largest city in Florida and its need for a powerful news outlet.\n\nMcClatchy cited declining subscriber interest as the reason for the cuts, stating that despite their investment in local news reporters over the past five years, the results did not support the investment. The company claims that the decisions were not made lightly and are intended to position them for long-term success.\n\nThe drop in advertising revenue and the changing media landscape have pushed the U.S. newspaper industry to contract over the past two decades. Media advocacy groups warn that the reduction of accountability in U.S. communities and their governments due to fewer eyes on these entities is a concern.\n\nThe layoffs also include the U.S. headquarters of the Associated Press, which recently relocated 19 U.S.-based video producer jobs to India and plans to lay off another 10 photo editors this year. This follows a restructuring that moved away from print and towards visual journalism. Kimberlee Kruesi, acting president of the News Media Guild, expressed shock and alarm over these decisions, emphasizing the importance of journalism in the U.S.",
  "summary": "AgenciesClosing 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 un...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}