{"summary":"2026 so far: 80 announced rounds of journalism job cuts in the UK and US totalling 5,124 jobs as stated (January to October), on pace for about 6,149 for the year vs at least 3,434 in 2025 and 3,875 in 2024. Largest: BBC (Up to 2,000 people), Channel 4 (340 people), The Guardian (Up to 315 casual staff).","as_of":"2026-10-23T17:03:26+00:00","stated_cuts_2026":5124,"announcements_2026":80,"annualized_pace":6149,"previous_years":{"2024":"at least 3,875","2025":"at least 3,434"},"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"}],"entries":[{"month":"October","outlet":"The Telegraph","size":"100 people","date":"23 October","summary":"Around 100 Telegraph staff are believed to have been told they are losing their jobs, almost four months after its takeover by Axel Springer completed.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/telegraph-cuts-up-to-100-jobs-as-it-targets-being-global-ai-powered-business/"},{"month":"October","outlet":"Hyphen","size":"Around 18 people","date":"21 October","summary":"Hyphen, a news outlet focused on Muslim life in the UK and Europe, has closed after four years.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/lifestyle-and-news-site-for-british-muslims-hyphen-set-to-close/"},{"month":"October","outlet":"BBC News","size":"100 people","date":"20 October","summary":"BBC News is cutting around 100 jobs in its latest cost-saving measures, contributing £5.5m to its target of £51m. The new announcement means BBC News has accounted for £30.5m of the savings needed so far.","story_url":null},{"month":"October","outlet":"Our Dogs","size":"18 people","date":"20 October","summary":"UK specialist weekly newspaper Our Dogs has ceased publication in print and online after more than 130 years, resulting in the loss of 16 full-time and two part-time jobs.","story_url":null},{"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 Local","size":"Around 90 jobs","date":"28 September","summary":"The BBC has announced more wide-ranging cuts to local radio and regional TV news provision with the expected loss of 90 jobs.","story_url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-to-cut-local-radio-and-regional-tv-news-with-90-jobs-at-risk/"},{"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}],"method":"Headline sizes as announced, including 'up to' figures; announcements without a number count as rounds but add nothing to the total. Pace = total / months covered x 12.","context":[{"fact":"GB News told staff in July it was proposing to cut as many as 90 jobs.","quote":"GB News told staff in July that it was proposing to cut as many as 90 jobs","source":"https://mediacopilot.ai/journalism-job-cuts-2026-tracker/","reported":"2026-08-21"},{"fact":"The proposed GB News cuts were described as roughly a third of its workforce.","quote":"cut as many as 90 jobs, roughly a third of its workforce","source":"https://mediacopilot.ai/journalism-job-cuts-2026-tracker/","reported":"2026-08-21"},{"fact":"Layoffs in the U.S. and U.K. journalism industry topped 2,300 newsroom jobs in the first half of 2026.","quote":"Layoffs in the U.S. and U.K. journalism industry topped 2,300 newsroom jobs in the first half of 2026, Press Gazette reported July 14","source":"https://mediacopilot.ai/journalisms-workforce-shrinks-as-ai-and-new-consumer-habits-reshape-the-industry/","reported":"2026-07-17"},{"fact":"Press Gazette’s running tally tracked at least 3,434 jobs lost in 2025.","quote":"The Press Gazette’s running tally , tracked at least 3,434 jobs lost in 2025","source":"https://mediacopilot.ai/journalisms-workforce-shrinks-as-ai-and-new-consumer-habits-reshape-the-industry/","reported":"2026-07-17"},{"fact":"Press Gazette’s running tally tracked at least 3,875 jobs lost in 2024.","quote":"The Press Gazette’s running tally , tracked at least 3,434 jobs lost in 2025 and at least 3,875 in 2024","source":"https://mediacopilot.ai/journalisms-workforce-shrinks-as-ai-and-new-consumer-habits-reshape-the-industry/","reported":"2026-07-17"}],"data_source":"Press Gazette, \"Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked\" (https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/)","disclosure":"Sponsored tool by oasy.ai (test brand in an Oasy ad experiment). Facts come from The Media Copilot's reporting; each one links its article and quotes it.","docs":"https://www.oasy.ai/api/layoffwatch/k1eel0oq"}