#journalism

WGA East President Tom Fontana blasted recent actions at CBS News. He specifically cited "cruel and needless layoffs" and Scott Pelley's firing. The union also highlighted the shutdown of CBS News Radio. Fontana stated these moves demonstrate profound contempt for the journalism profession. CBS News denied political interference, calling it a normal editorial process.

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wga-slams-scott-pelley-firing-cbs-news-cruel-needless-layoffs-1236766676/

Future plc has proposed significant editorial staff changes. The company plans 45 redundancies across its technology titles. These affected brands include Tom's Guide and Techradar. However, Future plc is also creating 15 new roles. This restructuring will result in a net reduction of 30 positions.

https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/

AP cut 20 U.S. journalist positions on Friday. This is part of a larger restructuring. The organization is changing its operational focus. It is moving away from traditional print journalism. The AP will now emphasize visual journalism and new revenue streams.

https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/ap-finishes-us-restructuring-with-round-of-20-layoffs-part-of-strategic-pivot-from-print,261683

Staff members at Ocean State Media are seeking to unionize. They are affiliating with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Hosts, reporters, and digital, audio, and video producers signed the unionization petition. The petition was delivered to Ocean State Media management. Employees aim for a more active role in organizational decision-making.

https://pbn.com/staff-at-ocean-state-media-sign-petition-to-unionize/?amp=1

The Washington Post is rehiring journalists laid off in February. This action aims to stabilize its newsroom. Some staff returned on a temporary basis. Others were rehired for full-time positions. The union is monitoring these rehiring efforts.

https://tomorrowspublisher.today/content-creation/washington-post-reverses-some-layoffs-to-stabilise-newsroom/amp/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The Washington Post recently laid off over 30 percent of its newsroom staff. These cuts included journalists covering arts and entertainment. This continues a decade-long trend of declining arts coverage at the paper. Editors previously cut sections based on profitability and reader metrics. Critics now worry about the future of arts journalism and cultural discourse.

Washington, D.C.

https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/04/05/as-sweeping-layoffs-dim-wapo-theater-coverage-critics-reckon-whats-being-lost/

Staff members in the newsroom were told they would be getting emails with one of two subject lines, announcing that the person’s role has or hasn’t been eliminated. A Post representative confirmed that one-third of the staff would be cut, without saying how many total employees the newspaper has.

https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/washington-post-eliminates-sports-department-reduces-overseas-journalists-large-cuts-layoffs/507-e47c8bf0-b3aa-4f62-9b20-f355f6e2b1f8

This is the only reporter in San Antonio that broke news of the Oct 29, 2025 layoffs.

Zachary-Taylor Wright
Trending Digital Reporter, MySA
210-372-3040

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cbs-evening-news-buyouts-bari-weiss-tony-dokoupil-1236643552/

Press Gazette understands product reviews brand Tom’s Guide and news and reviews site Techradar are being hit particularly hard, and that staff in both the UK and US have been affected.

https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/future-plans-45-editorial-redundancies-at-titles-including-techradar-and-toms-guide/

The Burke County Board of Education revoked "special media access" for The Paper, a local newspaper. This action followed a Dec. 6 article about a projected $4.5 million budget deficit and potential layoffs. Superintendent Mike Swan stated the article caused staff uproar and denied layoff discussions. The newspaper's reporter and editor, Jacob Christopher and Angela Copeland, stand by their reporting. Legal counsel for The Paper views the revocation as potential retaliation against free press rights.

https://carolinapublicpress.org/74286/burke-county-schools-announce-revocation-of-special-media-access-for-newspaper/

The Washington Post pulled the plug on its Winter Olympics coverage just two weeks before the opening ceremony. Layoffs are expected. And now, according to Puck’s Dylan Byers, rumors inside the newsroom suggest the sports desk itself could be on the chopping block, with the foreign desk also facing deep cuts.

https://awfulannouncing.com/newspapers/washington-post-sports-desk-shuttered-layoffs.html

I would love to see an article on experiences external leaders had in the berm prior to their departure - what promises were made, how they were treated by leadership and their peers, experiences they had and careers after leaving the Swoosh. It will be a very telling reflection of the reality of Nike.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oilandgasworkers/comments/1pcg2jp/oil_and_gas_workers_how_are_you_feeling_about_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

• yes, layoffs are happening today.
• multiple areas are hit (including digital one and us digital).
• dpt hits (some listed but not all): digital one, digital one implementations, us digital, client office, finance (svps), settlements, ibs, channel sales, offshore d1 devs.
• entire channel sales team is reported gone.
• ibs and settlements report several cuts.
• finance svps and senior directors in client office were laid off.
• some teams shrank from about 15 people to 5.
• good, long term employees are being cut.
• news delivered via teams meetings, poorly managed.
• we are all anxious + angry + resentful.
• leadership su-ks.
• additional random sh-t.

During last 20 years- since 2005, the usa has lost more than one third of its newspapers & three quarters of its newspaper journalism jobs

#1
Title: Paramount Layoffs Begin: David Ellison Tells Staff Restructuring Required to Address “Evolving Priorities”
URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/major-paramount-layoffs-begin-david-ellison-1236409846/
Publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
Summary: Paramount CEO David Ellison began major layoffs affecting about 1,000 employees as part of a company-wide restructuring aimed at long-term growth. Ellison’s memo explained that the cuts target redundancies and roles misaligned with the company’s new priorities following Skydance’s takeover. The layoffs precede Paramount’s first earnings call under Ellison, who has promised major investments in UFC rights, “Call of Duty” films, and The Free Press.

#2
Title: Paramount Layoffs Hit Motion Picture Execs In Production, Marketing, Music & More; Studio Co-Chairs Say, “Today Has Been A Difficult One”
URL: https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-layoffs-film-1236602096/
Publisher: Deadline
Summary: Paramount’s film divisions were hit hard by layoffs, with around 1,000 employees losing their jobs as part of CEO David Ellison’s restructuring. Veteran executives including Randy Spendlove, Bryan Oh, and Geoff Stier were among those departing. Studio co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein said the cuts mark a pivotal “right-sizing” effort to refocus the studio for future opportunities.

#3
Title: Paramount Layoffs Impact TV Executives Across CBS, MTV, BET & Distribution
URL: https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-tv-layoffs-executives-leaving-1236600984/
Publisher: Deadline
Summary: Paramount’s television arm faced widespread layoffs affecting CBS, MTV, BET, and Paramount+. Roughly 1,000 employees were cut as the company seeks $2 billion in cost savings after merging with Skydance. High-profile departures include long-serving executives Pamela Soper, Rose Catherine Pinkney, and Amy Campbell, marking a deep reshaping of the TV division.

#4
Title: Paramount Skydance begins layoffs, plans to slash about 2,000 jobs
URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-layoffs-rcna240067
Publisher: NBC News
Summary: Paramount Skydance began a sweeping round of layoffs impacting 10% of its workforce, roughly 2,000 employees. The cuts come months after the Trump administration approved the Skydance-Paramount merger, which aimed to shift the company’s editorial direction and financial structure. CEO David Ellison’s strategy includes rebranding CBS News under Bari Weiss and targeting Warner Bros. Discovery for acquisition.

#5
Title: Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/business/media/paramount-layoffs-skydance.html
Publisher: The New York Times
Summary: Paramount began eliminating more than 2,000 jobs, about 10% of its workforce, as part of its merger with Skydance. The layoffs affect CBS News, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures, following Ellison’s push to eliminate redundancies and phase out misaligned roles. The cuts follow years of corporate reorganizations and signal continued consolidation in Hollywood.

#6
Title: Paramount lays off 1,000 workers in first round of cuts
URL: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-10-29/paramount-1000-layoffs-skydance-david-ellison
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Summary: Paramount began cutting 1,000 jobs in its first major post-merger layoffs, with another 1,000 planned later. The move affects CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, and the film studio, as Skydance seeks $2 billion in expense cuts. The layoffs also followed Skydance’s commitment to end diversity and inclusion programs to secure merger approval.

#7
Title: CBS News staffers lose jobs in ‘bloodbath’ as part of sweeping cuts from Paramount
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/29/cbs-news-layoffs-paramount
Publisher: The Guardian
Summary: Paramount’s layoffs hit CBS News particularly hard, with about 100 staffers losing jobs and the closure of its Johannesburg bureau. The network canceled several streaming shows and gutted its race and culture unit. New CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss acknowledged the difficult day but emphasized support for affected staff.

#8
Title: Paramount begins laying off 2,000 people months after Skydance merger
URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/29/paramount-skydance-layoffs/
Publisher: The Washington Post
Summary: Two months after Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount, CEO David Ellison announced 2,000 layoffs. The move aims to create a more “future-focused” company by cutting redundancies and streamlining operations. The reductions affect divisions across CBS and other Paramount media properties.

#9
Title: Paramount to lay off 1,000 employees, with more cuts expected
URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/paramount-to-lay-off-1000-employees-with-more-cuts-expected.html
Publisher: CNBC
Summary: Paramount Skydance began laying off about 1,000 workers, with another 1,000 to follow as part of its restructuring. CEO David Ellison said the cuts will help streamline operations and align with new growth priorities. The company continues to invest heavily in UFC rights and media acquisitions, including bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.

#10
Title: Paramount to lay off 2,000 people following Skydance merger
URL: https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/paramount-layoffs-skydance-merger
Publisher: Axios
Summary: Paramount began the first round of layoffs since merging with Skydance, affecting about 1,000 employees across departments. The company expects a similar number of cuts later as it seeks $2 billion in savings. CBS News streaming programs were canceled and its Johannesburg bureau was closed amid a broader corporate overhaul.

#11
Title: Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance
URL: https://apnews.com/article/paramount-layoffs-skydance-merger-job-cuts-d98e6037d36254487112c833781b8f42
Publisher: Associated Press
Summary: Paramount is cutting 2,000 jobs, around 10% of its workforce, as it restructures following its $8 billion merger with Skydance. CEO David Ellison said the layoffs are part of efforts to streamline operations and find “opportunities to strengthen the business.” The company has also been linked to potential acquisition talks with Warner Bros. Discovery.

#12
Title: Read the memo Paramount Skydance sent to staffers after laying off 1,000 employees
URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/paramount-layoff-memo-1000-employees-ceo-david-ellison-2025-10
Publisher: Business Insider
Summary: Business Insider obtained the internal memo CEO David Ellison sent announcing Paramount’s layoffs. About 1,000 employees were immediately cut, with another 1,000 planned as part of $2 billion in savings. The message emphasized transparency and promised support for affected staff, as Paramount shifts focus to new growth areas.

#13
Title: CBS News to Overhaul Saturday Morning Show After Paramount Layoffs
URL: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cbs-saturday-morning-overhsil-paramount-layoffs-1236564636/
Publisher: Variety
Summary: CBS News will overhaul its Saturday morning show and shut down its Johannesburg bureau following Paramount’s layoffs. Around 100 jobs were lost across the division, including co-anchors Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson. The changes follow the appointment of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, signaling a new editorial direction.

#14
Title: Paramount Layoffs Hit CBS News: Streaming Shows Canceled, Saturday Morning Show to Be Overhauled
URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-news-layoffs-streaming-shows-canceled-saturday-morning-1236413139/
Publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
Summary: Paramount’s layoffs reached CBS News, canceling two streaming shows and leading to major staffing changes. The Saturday edition of “CBS Mornings” will be restructured, and the Johannesburg bureau will close. The cuts come amid efforts to consolidate operations and redirect resources under the new Skydance leadership.

#15
Title: Paramount Layoffs Hit TV Executives Across CBS, MTV, BET
URL: https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-layoffs-cbs-entertainment-mtv-bet/
Publisher: The Wrap
Summary: Paramount eliminated about 1,000 positions across CBS, MTV, BET, and CMT as part of a broad restructuring. Executives including Pamela Soper, Wendy Plaut, and Margaret Comeaux were among those affected. The company also canceled CBS News’ streaming programs and dissolved its race and culture division.

#16
Title: Paramount to cut 1,000 jobs in first round of layoffs, source says
URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/paramount-cut-1000-jobs-wednesday-first-round-layoffs-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-10-27/
Publisher: Reuters
Summary: Paramount Skydance will cut around 1,000 jobs in its first major round of layoffs, about 5% of its workforce. The move follows the $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media. Analysts link the cuts to broader consolidation efforts and ongoing talks about acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery.

#17
Title: Paramount CEO Memo Calls Mass Layoffs “Necessary”
URL: https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/paramount-ceo-memo-calls-mass-layoffs-necessary/
Publisher: Adweek
Summary: CEO David Ellison called Paramount’s layoffs “necessary” to realign the company for growth following its merger with Skydance. Around 1,000 positions were cut this week, with another 1,000 to follow. Ellison’s memo emphasized openness and long-term focus while acknowledging the human cost of the restructuring.

#18
Title: Paramount begins 2,000-person layoff amid Skydance merger fallout
URL: https://www.fastcompany.com/91431345/paramount-begins-2000-person-layoff-amid-skydance-merger-fallout
Publisher: Fast Company
Summary: Paramount began laying off 2,000 employees, half immediately, as it seeks $2 billion in cost savings following its merger with Skydance. Cuts hit CBS News, MTV, Nickelodeon, and the film studio, as Ellison described the layoffs as vital to future growth. Despite the cuts, Paramount is pursuing a $60 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

#19
Title: Paramount cuts jobs at KDKA-TV, affecting on-air talent
URL: https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2025/10/29/paramount-cuts-kdka.html
Publisher: Pittsburgh Business Times
Summary: Paramount’s layoffs extended to its Pittsburgh television properties, including KDKA-TV and WPKD. Local on-air talent were among those affected as part of broader company-wide cuts. The move reflects the sweeping nature of Paramount’s restructuring, impacting both national and local operations.

#20
Title: Paramount Layoffs Begin; CEO David Ellison Says Cuts Are Key To Building “Strong, Future-Focused Company”
URL: https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-layoffs-begin-ceo-david-ellison-1236600654/
Publisher: Deadline
Summary: Paramount started laying off about 2,000 employees, nearly 10% of its staff, as part of its post-merger restructuring. CEO David Ellison framed the move as essential to create a “strong, future-focused” company. The cuts coincide with efforts to deliver $2 billion in savings while exploring acquisition opportunities like Warner Bros. Discovery.

I'll complile the list and send it to the admins, they will push it on Twitter and journalists will pick it up as they follow the admins on Twitter. I've sent emails to the Reporter and Variety already but other outlets need to pick it up. They are doing all of this behind the curtain and the public does not know.

Welp, some writers were informed today that since our crossover work with NBC is pretty much over, their services will no longer be needed on October 20th. Some really good people thrown into chaos. And the selfish part in me knows this will be contagious. A real shame

Hopefully some really savvy up and comer reporter(s) will come across this site and see a lot of the painful accounts being posted on this site. More specifically, how Humana is hurting the American citizen working class.

If you believe that Humana is doing something that is outright unethical, a person I suppose could consider contacting Brian Schlonsky at Wave News in Louisville KY.

He has a news journal investigative piece called Troubleshooters that he took over for John Boels who retired from Wave News.

I am a reporter in Wyoming working on a story about the recent carmen layoffs in Green River Wyoming.

If that is you, I would love to hear your behind the scenes take, at Renee@CowboyStateDaily.com.

Source: https://opentools.ai/news/shen-lus-layoff-reflects-broad-shifts-in-journalism-at-wsj

Industry-wide trend – Her departure is part of widespread newsroom layoffs in 2025, reflecting cost-cutting and restructuring across journalism.

Loss of specialization – Cuts like this often target niche reporters, which reduces depth in critical areas such as technology, society, and international coverage.

Signal of larger shifts – The move shows how financial and digital pressures are reshaping newsrooms, prioritizing efficiency over comprehensive reporting.

Voice of America - Washington DC (for U.S. Agency for Global Media) - Departments affected: Journalism staff - Acting chief Kari Lake announced cuts of 532 journalist positions, leaving about 100 staffers, amid ongoing legal and structural controversies. - https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/08/30/kari-lake-announces-532-layoffs-at-voice-of-america-amid-legal-dispute/

Hello, I'm a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch covering the layoffs. I can be reached at jsuntrup@post-dispatch.com and can also speak over the phone at 314 825 0735. Thanks,
Jack Suntrup