Greg Cote of the Miami Herald laid off after more than 50 years with the paper
Parent company McClatchy has eliminated more than 30 journalist positions at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald as part of a sweeping corporate reduction. The job cuts affected over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications nationwide, stripping away roughly 30 percent of McClatchy's unionized workforce. Greg Cote, a veteran columnist who spent 54 years with the Miami Herald, addressed his departure on his podcast, reflecting on a career that included his long-running Friday Page NFL picks feature started in 1991.
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- ✓ Parent company McClatchy eliminated more than 30 journalist positions at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.
- ✓ The layoffs cut over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications, accounting for about 30 percent of McClatchy's unionized workforce.
- ✓ Greg Cote spent 54 years with the Miami Herald before losing his job in the cuts.
What changed
Public confirmation emerged detailing the broader corporate scale of the layoffs, which eliminated more than 90 unionized jobs across 17 McClatchy publications.
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Miami Herald Lays Off Longtime Columnist Greg Cote
Parent company McClatchy has eliminated more than 30 journalist positions at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald as part of a sweeping corporate reduction. The job cuts affected over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications nationwide, stripping away roughly 30 percent of McClatchy's unionized workforce. Greg Cote, a veteran columnist who spent 54 years with the Miami Herald, addressed his departure on his podcast, reflecting on a career that included his long-running Friday Page NFL picks feature started in 1991.
Why it matters
The recent layoffs reflect ongoing financial distress and structural contraction within legacy print media as corporate owners scale back local newsrooms. McClatchy operates a broad network of daily newspapers across the United States, several of which absorbed staff reductions alongside the Miami Herald, including the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Idaho Statesman. Veteran journalists with decades of institutional knowledge are bearing the brunt of these nationwide reductions.
What is confirmed
- Parent company McClatchy eliminated more than 30 journalist positions at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.
- The layoffs cut over 90 unionized journalists across 17 publications, accounting for about 30 percent of McClatchy's unionized workforce.
- Greg Cote spent 54 years with the Miami Herald before losing his job in the cuts.
Still unconfirmed
- Other publications affected by the broader McClatchy strategy include the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Idaho Statesman.
What to watch next
- Further announcements from McClatchy regarding additional newsroom restructuring or staff reductions.
- Reactions from media unions regarding the impact on remaining newsroom employees across the 17 affected publications.
confidence 100%Sources used for this update (3)
- www.wlrn.org — More than 30 journalist jobs eliminated at Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald by parent company McClatchy
- gregcote488.substack.com — After 54 years of gratitude, farewell Miami Herald ... and ...
- kdhnews.com — Greg Cote's Week 3 NFL picks | Sports | kdhnews.com
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Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote laid off after 54 years
McClatchy Media Company laid off 30 employees from the Miami Herald last week, including columnist Greg Cote. Cote spent 54 years with the newspaper. He addressed the job loss on his podcast Monday morning. These cuts are part of a larger corporate strategy by McClatchy to reduce staff across its nationwide network of newspapers. Other affected publications include the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Idaho Statesman.
Why it matters
McClatchy owns a chain of newspapers across the United States. The company is currently implementing deep job cuts to newsrooms nationwide. This trend reflects a difficult summer for the American news industry.
What is confirmed
- Greg Cote was laid off from the Miami Herald after 54 years with the paper.
- McClatchy Media Company laid off 30 employees at the Miami Herald.
- McClatchy is implementing job cuts to newspapers across the country.
What to watch next
- Official statements from McClatchy regarding the total number of nationwide layoffs
- Further responses from former Miami Herald employees regarding the cuts
confidence 100%Sources used for this update (7)
- The New York Times — McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
- Louisville Public Media — McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs
- KTVB — 'It's tough': Laid-off Idaho Statesman journalist speaks on the loss at legacy newspaper
- NBC News — For the U.S. news industry, a tough summer draws to a close with McClatchy chain’s cuts
- Awful Announcing — Greg Cote of the Miami Herald laid off after more than 50 years with the paper
- www.yahoo.com — Greg Cote laid off by Miami Herland after 54 years with paper
- www.sportsbusinessjournal.com — Legendary Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote addresses layoff after 54 years
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