{"id":5415,"date":"2024-01-25T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/archive\/the-briefing-2024-01-25\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:20:23","slug":"the-briefing-2024-01-25","status":"publish","type":"newsletterglue","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2024-01-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs at L.A. Times, Sports Illustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top story:<\/strong> Major layoffs at the L.A. Times and Sports Illustrated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center:<\/strong> Black Americans and the topics covered in the news<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Cond\u00e9 Nast workers go on strike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Podcast networks are testing AI for translation and ad sales<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Newspapers account for shrinking share of newsroom employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Top story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major layoffs happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/24\/business\/media\/media-industry-layoffs-decline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">across the news industry<\/a> this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/los-angeles-times-layoff-notices-cb02a2f28c2794f096a3e416f3cad71b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Los Angeles Times announced<\/a> it would <strong>lay off 20% of its newsroom staff,<\/strong> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/journalists-color-hit-hard-l-layoffs-rcna135351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the newspaper\u2019s union saying<\/a> that young journalists who are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American or Pacific Islander were disproportionately affected. Additionally, <strong>Sports Illustrated told all staff members that their jobs were being eliminated <\/strong>after it <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/01\/sports-illustrated-staff-layoff-authenic-brands-arena-group-1235797884\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost its license to publish<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Newsroom employment in the United States dropped by 26% between 2008 and 2020,<\/strong> according to our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/13\/u-s-newsroom-employment-has-fallen-26-since-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, from 114,000 newsroom employees in news industries to 85,000. The decline was especially steep for newspaper publishers like the L.A. Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"new-from-pew-research\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/23\/fewer-than-half-of-black-americans-say-the-news-often-covers-the-issues-that-are-important-to-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pew Research Center analysis<\/a> looks at Black Americans\u2019 views of the topics that are covered in the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fewer than half (40%) of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered<\/strong> in the outlets they get news from, compared with 54% of White Americans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There is a wide range of issues that Black Americans want to keep up with.<\/strong> Half or more say it\u2019s extremely or very important to them to follow news about health care and medicine (66%), crime (58%), economy and jobs (57%), or education and schools (54%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also asked Black Americans to share, in their own words, what topics they would like to see more coverage of in the news. Categorized results are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SR_24.01.23_BAN-topics_appendix.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appendix<\/a> of this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cond\u00e9 Nast workers <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/01\/23\/conde-nast-walkout-union-layoffs-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">begin strike<\/a> after layoff announcement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/ukraine-wiretapping-scandal-puts-journalists-at-risk\/a-68075585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wire tapping scandal<\/a> in <strong>Ukraine<\/strong> puts journalists at risk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OpenAI <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/01\/20\/openai-dean-phillips-ban-chatgpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspends developer<\/a> of bot that mimicked Democratic presidential candidate <strong>Dean Phillips<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several major news sites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/most-news-sites-block-ai-bots-right-wing-media-welcomes-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">block AI bots<\/a>; <strong>right-wing outlets<\/strong> are the exception<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How a <strong>legal case in India<\/strong> led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/01\/19\/india-judge-reuters-story-00136339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">removal of a Reuters article<\/a> worldwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article284313008.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passes PRESS Act<\/a> to<strong> shield journalists from revealing sources<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Major podcast networks<\/strong> such as Acast, iHeartMedia and Spotify are <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/how-podcast-networks-are-testing-ai-tools-for-faster-translation-ad-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testing AI tools <\/a>for translation, targeted ad sales and production assistance, aiming to extend their outreach to prospective clients and efficiently match podcasts to advertiser needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podcast listening in the U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/audio-and-podcasting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increased steadily in recent years<\/a>. <strong>Roughly half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year,<\/strong> according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 2022 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. And among adults under 30, about a third listen to podcasts at least a few times a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/13\/u-s-newsroom-employment-has-fallen-26-since-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analysis of newsroom employment in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008, a 62% majority of all U.S. newsroom employees worked for newspaper publishers. But by 2020, that share had dropped to 36%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-310-wide is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ft_2021.07.13_newsroomemployment_04.webp?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the percent of newsroom employees in each news industry (digital-native, cable television, radio broadcasting, broadcast television, and newspaper publishers) in 2008, 2014, and 2020. The share of employees in newspaper publishers decreases over the timespan.\" class=\"wp-image-450599\" style=\"width:303px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. It is edited by Katerina Eva Matsa, Michael Lipka and Mark Jurkowitz, and copy edited by Rebecca Leppert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you like this newsletter? 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