Press Moves Archive

KIRO 7 reports that Meta is cutting staff in Washington state, confirming layoffs affecting more than 1,300 employees. The story focuses on the local impact—staff reductions across engineering and operations roles in the region—and includes video coverage from the...

CBS News Radio announced it is closing after a century of operation. The piece frames the shutdown as a major contraction in legacy broadcast news, noting the loss of a long-standing audio news service that supplied stations nationwide. The article highlights concerns...

Meta initiated a major workforce reduction affecting roughly 10% of its global headcount—about 8,000 roles—part of a broader reorganisation to accelerate AI efforts and reduce complexity. Notifications were reportedly staggered by time zone, starting with Singapore,...

Reporting on the Associated Press’ recent workforce reduction, this account details that 20 staffers covered by the News Media Guild were laid off as part of a broader reorganization. AP spokespeople described the cuts as part of a plan to reorient operations toward...

Business Insider is reducing newsroom headcount by fewer than 5% as part of an editorial realignment intended to sharpen coverage around areas that drive readership. Leadership framed the move as a shift of resources toward higher-engagement topics like workplace and...

Ocean City Radio (OCR), a Plymouth community radio station that had grown its listenership to around 25,000 weekly listeners, announced closure after a coordinated cyberattack emptied its bank account and then disrupted its crowdfunding appeal. The station faced...

Reporting on recent staffing cuts at the Daily Wire, a news report situates the layoffs as part of a broader business contraction tied to plunging platform-driven viewership and changing advertiser behavior. It details how the outlet’s freemium funnel—using viral...

The Midcoast Villager implemented a round of layoffs and buyouts that removed six positions, including its managing editor and multiple copy‑editing and sales roles. Publisher Aaron Britt framed the changes as a financial restructuring intended to put the recently...

The Independent reports that the BBC’s news division has been told to expect an unusually deep round of cost-cutting, with roughly 15% of news operations targeted and up to 2,000 roles across the corporation potentially affected. Management attributes the heavier...

Recent coverage documents the Post-Gazette’s dramatic newsroom downsizing after purchase by the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism. Reporters describe being asked to reinterview for their roles and many learning of non-retention only after the fact. The article...

World Screen, a long-running trade publication covering the international television market, has ceased publishing after four decades. The publisher announced an immediate end to publishing activities and said the company will run a transition period to handle...

Parent company Lotus Media Group confirmed The News-Review will cease its print publication effective May 1 and transition fully to its website and mobile app, a change that will impact 11 positions tied to print production.