The Los Angeles Times is eliminating 74 positions — about 13 per cent of its newsroom — executive editor Kevin Merida told staff on Wednesday, the latest gut-punch in a punishing year for American journalism.
The cuts reach across full-time and temporary workers, including editors, audio producers and managers, according to Talking Biz News, which first reported the announcement.
The guild unit council said it was “completely blindsided” by the move and argues the contract requires the company to bargain over layoffs — a dispute that could land the two sides at the negotiating table or before a labour board.
The Times joins a grim roll call: the Washington Post and NPR have also shed newsroom jobs in recent weeks, as publishers wrestle with shrinking print revenue and the uncertain economics of digital subscriptions in the AI era.
