{"year":2026,"as_of":"2026-10-09T11:36:05+00:00","summary":"Press Gazette's 2026 tracker lists 75 announced rounds of journalism job cuts in the UK and US so far, adding up to 4,798 job cuts as stated in the announcements, including \"up to\" figures such as the BBC's up to 2,000 (15 more announcements gave no number). For comparison, Press Gazette counted at least 3,434 cuts in all of 2025. Largest: BBC (Up to 2,000 people), Channel 4 (340 people), The Guardian (Up to 315 casual staff).","stated_cuts":4798,"stated_cuts_note":"Sum of the headline figures as announced, including upper bounds ('up to') and proposals not yet carried out.","stated_cuts_net_of_new_roles":4733,"announcements":75,"announcements_without_number":15,"previous_years":{"2023":"about 6,000","2024":"at least 3,875","2025":"at least 3,434"},"by_month":[{"month":"October","announcements":3,"stated_cuts":383},{"month":"September","announcements":11,"stated_cuts":705},{"month":"August","announcements":8,"stated_cuts":295},{"month":"July","announcements":9,"stated_cuts":391},{"month":"June","announcements":4,"stated_cuts":111},{"month":"May","announcements":5,"stated_cuts":108},{"month":"April","announcements":8,"stated_cuts":2133},{"month":"March","announcements":7,"stated_cuts":141},{"month":"February","announcements":9,"stated_cuts":423},{"month":"January","announcements":11,"stated_cuts":108}],"largest":[{"outlet":"BBC","size":"Up to 2,000 people","month":"April"},{"outlet":"Channel 4","size":"340 people","month":"September"},{"outlet":"The Guardian","size":"Up to 315 casual staff","month":"October"},{"outlet":"The Washington Post","size":"More than 300 people","month":"February"},{"outlet":"Scripps","size":"268 people (432 total since start of the year)","month":"August"},{"outlet":"Reach","size":"About 220 people (net loss of 160 jobs)","month":"September"},{"outlet":"Buzzfeed","size":"180 people","month":"July"},{"outlet":"McClatchy","size":"More than 90 people","month":"September"}],"entries":[{"month":"October","outlet":"Metro","size":"61 people","date":"9 October","summary":"Free UK newspaper and website Metro is planning to make around 60 job cuts as it seeks to get “back on a sustainable footing”.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/metro-proposes-to-cut-60-jobs-across-print-and-online/"},{"month":"October","outlet":"The Guardian","size":"Up to 315 casual staff","date":"6 October","summary":"The Guardian is ending its use of casual staff, who do regular work for but are not formally employed with the paper.","story_url":null},{"month":"October","outlet":"Future","size":"More than seven people","date":"5 October","summary":"Future launched a fresh round of redundancies last week on brands including Android Central, Tom’s Guide and Techradar.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/fresh-redundancies-at-future-as-tech-brands-hurt-by-ai-overviews/"},{"month":"September","outlet":"Popverse","size":"At least five people","date":"29 September","summary":"Entertainment brand Popverse has closed “as you and we know it” after four years with the end of editorial operations, its editor-in-chief Chris Arrant announced.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"BBC Sport","size":"41 people (net loss of 36 jobs)","date":"23 September","summary":"BBC Sport will cut seven staff and axe its lunchtime and overnight sports bulletins as part of money-saving measures announced to staff, The Times has reported.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"Forbes","size":"Unknown number","date":"18 September","summary":"Forbes is cutting a \"small percentage of staff\" in response to revenue shortfalls in the first half of this year, according to a memo shared by New York Times journalist Ben Mullin.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","size":"Five people (one editorial leader)","date":"18 September","summary":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is getting rid of five senior executive roles as it creates a \"more simplified model\".","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"Reach","size":"About 220 people (net loss of 160 jobs)","date":"16 September","summary":"The UK’s largest commercial publisher Reach is planning to cut about 220 editorial jobs and create 60 new roles, resulting in a net loss of around 160 staff.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/reach-to-cut-editorial-team-by-further-160-jobs-as-key-metric-becomes-active-engaged-time/"},{"month":"September","outlet":"IGN","size":"More than four people","date":"15 September","summary":"At least four editorial staffers have been laid off alongside other employees across Ziff Davis-owned games and entertainment site IGN, according to a union statement.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"McClatchy","size":"More than 90 people","date":"11 September","summary":"US local newspaper chain McClatchy has cut more than 90 staff members across at least 13 titles, according to estimates from unions.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"Lee Enterprises","size":"Unknown number","date":"11 September","summary":"A small number of editorial layoffs were made at Lee Enterprises local newspaper titles in August, Poynter has reported.","story_url":null},{"month":"September","outlet":"Channel 4","size":"340 people","date":"9 September","summary":"Channel 4 has announced plans to cut 340 jobs, or 28% of its workforce, by the end of the year.","story_url":null}],"entries_note":"Showing the 12 most recent of 75; filter with month= or outlet=.","method":"Each tracker entry's headline size is read as stated ('61 people', 'Up to 2,000 people', 'More than 300 people'); entries without a number ('Unknown number', 'Small number', 'Dozens') are counted as announcements but not added to the total. Where Press Gazette gives a net figure (jobs cut minus roles created) it is reported separately. Totals are therefore a floor built from announced figures, not Press Gazette's own year-end count.","data_source":"Press Gazette, \"Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked\" (https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/)","docs":"https://www.oasy.ai/api/jobcuts/n4d76vhe"}