https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-countryContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-countryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-country#u69069Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:11:27 +0000McClatchy eliminated over 90 unionized journalist positions across 17 of its 31 publications. The layoffs include more than 30 jobs at The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, and 13 positions at the Lexington Herald-Leader. These cuts represent roughly 30 percent of the company's NewsGuild-CWA workforce. The reductions leave the 100-year-old Lexington Herald-Leader with one of the smallest staffs in its history. Other heavily impacted papers include the Idaho Statesman and the Charlotte Observer.Why it mattersThe U.S. newspaper industry has contracted for 20 years. This decline began with t https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-countryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-country#u67192Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:45:54 +0000McClatchy reduced staff at its newspapers nationwide on Thursday, including at The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee. These cuts follow a period of instability for the U.S. news industry. The chain owns 31 newspapers in total. Previous reports indicate the layoffs affected more than 90 unionized workers across 17 publications, representing roughly 30% of the company's NewsGuild-CWA workforce. Specific losses were heavy at the Idaho Statesman, where nearly half the staff was cut, and at the Lexington Herald-Leader and Charlotte Observer.Why it mattersThe layoffs occur at the end of a tur https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-countryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mcclatchy-makes-deep-job-cuts-to-newspapers-around-the-country#u65805Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:30:54 +0000McClatchy has implemented its most severe layoffs in years, cutting more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications. These cuts represent approximately 30% of all McClatchy workers unionized with The NewsGuild-CWA. Affected outlets include The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, and The Kansas City Star. The layoffs hit local newsrooms hard, with the Idaho Statesman losing nearly half of its staff and the Lexington Herald-Leader experiencing deep cuts to its newsroom. The Charlotte Observer also slashed its newsroom staff as part of the national reduction.Why it matte