Press Moves

Summary: The Minnesota Star Tribune announced a workforce reduction of about 15% combined through voluntary buyouts and targeted layoffs as part of a broader plan to transition toward a nonprofit ownership model. Executives framed the move as a restructuring to secure...

The Bemidji Pioneer reports that the Minnesota Star Tribune announced a restructuring that will reduce staff by roughly 15%, affecting across-the-board roles though preserving core newsgathering reporters, photographers and videographers. The publisher framed the cuts...

NPR announced reductions impacting its content division, including layoffs of newsroom staff and voluntary buyouts, as part of a broader cost-saving and reorganization plan. Leadership framed the moves as targeted reductions to address declining station fees and...

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...