After increasing in 2020, layoffs at large U.S. newspapers and digital news sites declined in 2021
In 2021, 11% of high-circulation newspapers experienced layoffs, compared with three times that share the year before (33%).
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Emily Tomasik
Research Assistant
Emily Tomasik is a research assistant focusing on news and information research at Pew Research Center.