Opinion | Media industry cuts top 20,000 in 2023, report finds

The news sector alone has lost 2,681 jobs so far in 2023 — more than it did in all of 2022 or 2021

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The news industry has seen 2,681 job cuts so far this year, according to a report by employment firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas released Thursday. That number includes broadcast, digital and print.

The news sector has lost more jobs this year through November than it did in all of 2022 or 2021. Media, of which news is considered a subset, has experienced 20,342 cuts, the highest year-to-date figure since 2020, Challenger reported.

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