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Living In a Post-News America
The shutting down of CBS News Radio was big news. But there is a bigger story here, and it’s about jobs and the people who are disappearing behind the scenes: The reporters no longer covering beats. The editors no longer catching mistakes. The producers no longer making one more phone call before air. The copy editors no longer asking, “Are we sure about this?”
According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the news industry announced 839 job cuts through the first four months of 2026 — up 46 percent over the same period last year. The broader media industry announced nearly 3,000 cuts overall…
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