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media-and-technology24 days ago•3 min saved

McClatchy's AI Pivot Deepens as California Newsrooms Face Historic Cuts

McClatchy Media has cut over 90 unionized staff nationwide, including significant reductions at California papers like the Sacramento Bee and Fresno Bee, while simultaneously expanding its AI-driven Content Innovation Lab. This move, driven by a 41% revenue drop, has sparked union protests and legislative efforts in California to support local news, though critics argue the shift prioritizes automated content over local accountability.

via Los Angeles Times|

#ai #california #journalism

media-and-technology24 days ago•1 min saved

McClatchy Replaces Cut Journalists with AI Lab as California Newsrooms Shrink

McClatchy Media has laid off over 90 unionized journalists nationwide, including significant cuts at California papers like the Sacramento Bee and Fresno Bee, while simultaneously expanding its AI-powered Content Innovation Lab. This move replaces human reporters with automated content repackaging tools, intensifying concerns about the decline of local news coverage in California and the Pacific Northwest.

via New York Post|

#ai-in-journalism #california-media #local-news-crisis

media1 month ago•3 min saved

McClatchy cuts 90 jobs nationwide, ending 54-year tenure of Miami Herald legend Greg Cote

McClatchy Media has executed deep layoffs across its newspaper network, cutting at least 90 positions at 17 outlets. The Miami Herald lost over 30 staff, including veteran sports journalist Greg Cote after 54 years. Management cited insufficient subscriber interest to justify current investment levels, while unions and staff described the cuts as a 'blood bath' that eliminates critical local coverage.

via Awful Announcing|

#greg-cote #layoffs #mcclatchy

media1 month ago•76 min saved

McClatchy Cuts 30% of Unionized Staff, Eliminating Local Coverage in 17 Papers

McClatchy has laid off approximately 90 unionized journalists, representing 30% of its unionized workforce, across 17 publications. The cuts eliminate entire newsrooms in some cities, including the Miami Herald’s city hall desk and the Fresno Bee’s investigative team. While the company cites shifting market dynamics and technology, unions and staff warn that the reductions, combined with the rollout of AI content tools, will create significant gaps in local accountability reporting.

via AP News|

#ai #labor #local-journalism

media1 month ago•2 min saved

McClatchy Cuts Wipe Out Sacramento Bee Sports Desk in Wider Layoffs

McClatchy eliminated its entire Sacramento Bee sports department, laying off three veteran reporters as part of a nationwide cut of at least 90 positions across 17 publications. The moves, which affect roughly 30% of the company's unionized workforce, have left local newsrooms in cities like Miami, Sacramento, and Boise with significant gaps in coverage, particularly in sports and accountability reporting.

via Awful Announcing|

#journalism #layoffs #local-news

business1 month ago•25 min saved

California Newsrooms Hit by McClatchy Layoffs Across Multiple Papers

McClatchy announced a broad restructuring that cut staff at more than a dozen newspapers, with California papers such as the Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee, and Fresno Bee losing up to 40% of their staff and more than 90 journalists affected nationwide. The company says the changes realign resources with subscriber interests to ensure long-term sustainability after its bankruptcy-era ownership by Chatham Asset Management. Unions criticized the move as harming local watchdog coverage, noting layoffs across reporters, photographers and videographers. Named laid-off staff include Civic Watchdog Reporter David Taub, longtime photographer Craig Kohlruss, reporters Maria G. Ortiz-Briones and Melissa Montalvo, and others across several papers.

via New York Post|

#business #california #layoffs

business1 month ago•19 min saved

McClatchy trims newsroom staff, hitting Lexington Herald-Leader in nationwide layoffs

McClatchy announced newsroom layoffs across its papers, including the Lexington Herald-Leader, as part of a nationwide cost-cutting move that affects local journalism and signals broader budget reductions in its media properties.

via Louisville Public Media|

#business #layoffs #lexington-herald-leader

media2 years ago•1 min saved

"Gannett and McClatchy Reduce Ties with A.P."

Gannett and McClatchy, two major American newspaper chains, are scaling back their relationships with The Associated Press, with Gannett planning to stop using A.P. articles, photos, and videos in its publications and McClatchy also reducing its use of A.P. services. Gannett cited its own journalistic output and signed an agreement with Reuters for global news, while McClatchy, which was bought out of bankruptcy by Chatham Asset Management, will cease some A.P. services next month.

via The New York Times|

#associated-press #gannett #mcclatchy

media3 years ago•4 min saved

The Vanishing Art: Opinion Pages in Newspapers Face Decline

The recent layoffs of three Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists employed by the McClatchy newspaper chain highlight the steady decline of opinion content in the struggling print industry. The firings reflect changing reader habits and a reluctance to provoke anger in an already diminishing readership. The number of employed cartoonists has drastically decreased over the years, with fewer than 20 remaining. While economics play a role, experts also attribute the decline to a broader reluctance to make people mad in the current political environment. Newspapers are offering opinion pages less frequently, and syndicated services are being relied upon for cartoons, primarily dealing with national or international issues.

via The Associated Press|

#declining-readership #editorial-cartoonists #mcclatchy