Journalism’s workforce shrinks as AI and new consumer habits reshape the industry
More than 2,300 newsroom roles have disappeared in 2026 as media companies restructure around digital audiences, AI tools and new revenue models.
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AI was the leading cause of US layoffs in March, accounting for 25% of cuts
A quarter of the 60,000+ job cuts U.S. employers announced last month were attributed to artificial intelligence, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Videogame media takes another hit as Clickout fires human staff to pivot to AI editors
The marketing firm behind several gaming sites has laid off its human writers in favor of a skeleton crew managing AI-generated content.
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