Going into June, at least 17,436 media jobs have been cut, notes Grumpy Editor.
It marks the highest year-to-date level of cuts on record, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.
Previous high was at the outset of the pandemic in 2020, when 16,750 job cuts were announced through May.
The cuts stem from the news industry facing huge constraints due to a slowdown in the ad market, debt from consolidation and subscription fatigue.
Elimination of jobs is triggering more union conflicts, which are putting pressure on media bosses.
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
MOST SOUGHT WORKERS. Who are the most sought-after workers this summer? Topping the list are swim instructors, camp counselors and ice cream scoopers.
HOMICIDES BELOW LAST YEAR. Homicides are down in major U.S. cities. Killings are 12 percent below last year in nine of the 10 most populous cities compared with the same time in 2022.
NORTH KOREA CONTINUES FIRING MISSILES. North Korea continues to be busy firing missiles. Last week the Communist nation launched two ballistic missiles toward the sea in protest of U.S.-South Korea military drills.
BOOK RETURNED 65 YEARS LATE. An 86-year-old returns George Orwell's "1984" to a Portland, Oregon library 65 years late. He says it needs to be read now "more than ever."
EXPENSIVE PAINTING SOLD. A masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe at a June 27 auction in London. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — will go up for sale with an estimated price of $80 million.
DEAD FISH ON TEXAS BEACHES. Thousands of dead fish washed up on beaches along the Gulf Coast in Texas. Experts in the region say it is due to a depletion of oxygen caused by high water temperatures.
BIG POISON IVY PLANT DRAWS ATTENTION. An Ontario, Canada man says a 68-foot-tall Poison Ivy Plant growing on his property left him itching for Guinness World Records recognition. Robert Fedrock says he was walking in a wooded area on his property when he spotted the large vine growing up a tree.
