Letter volumes have halved since 2011. Without significant changes, the beleaguered Royal Mail services will become “out of date,” according to a report.
Category: Layoffs and Job Reductions
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Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division
The reductions come three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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Journalists at New York Daily News Walk Off Job for a Day
Newsroom workers at The Daily News Union, which formed in 2021, are in negotiations for their first contract.
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Katherine Maher Named C.E.O. of NPR
Ms. Maher was previously chief executive of the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
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The News About the News Business Is Getting Grimmer
Mass layoffs, closures and reader fatigue are afflicting news organizations as Americans prepare for a consequential election year.
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Pitchfork, the Early Years
With the music website’s future uncertain, Ryan Schreiber and Chris Kaskie look back at its start.
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The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports
It used to be the most coveted real estate in sports journalism. But its power to set the agenda disappeared along with its elite photographers.
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Los Angeles Times to Slash Newsroom by Over 20%
The layoffs represent the biggest newsroom reduction since the biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong bought the company in 2018.
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Tensions Erupt at Los Angeles Times as Owner Weighs Deep Cuts
The biggest news organization on the West Coast has been roiled by the potential layoffs of roughly 100 newsroom employees.
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The U.S. Seems to Be Dodging a Recession. What Could Go Wrong?
Economists have become increasingly optimistic about the odds of a soft landing. But as 2024 begins to unfold, risks remain.
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Sports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs
The company’s owner has been plunged into a maelstrom in recent weeks as its senior executives have been forced out.
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Britain’s Largest Steel Mill to Become Greener, at a Cost of Jobs
Tata Steel said it would replace blast furnaces with an electric furnace, a move that will cut emissions but also as many as 2,800 jobs.