McClatchy Cuts 90+ Journalists, Slashing 30 Jobs at Miami Herald
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 10
McClatchy Cuts 90+ Journalists, Slashing 30 Jobs at Miami Herald
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 10
Summary
At least 90 journalists were laid off Thursday across McClatchy’s 30-newspaper chain, according to a current employee, with cuts spanning dozens of publications nationwide.
More than 30 roles were eliminated at The Miami Herald alone—over a third of its editorial staff—while sister paper El Nuevo Herald was almost entirely dismantled, people familiar with the layoffs said.
17 journalists were cut at Pacific Northwest papers including The Bellingham Herald and The Idaho Statesman, about a third of unionized workers there, and the Lexington Herald-Leader lost most of its newsroom.
McClatchy had not disclosed the full scope of the reductions, but newsroom leaders described the move as a "blood bath," underscoring the depth of the latest contraction in local newspaper staffing.