Journalism's 2026 layoff tracker keeps climbing

Press Gazette's rolling tally of 2026 redundancies now counts BBC Sport cutting 41 roles (net loss 36), Reach cutting about 220 jobs to create 60 (net 160), Channel 4 planning to cut more than a quarter of its workforce, the Associated Press trimming 60 editorial staff, and BuzzFeed cutting a third after Byron Allen's takeover. The page is a running reminder of the structural squeeze Bascobert describes elsewhere in this edition. Published: 20 Oct 2026, 11:25 CEST. Seen in: Press Gazette.