Los Angeles Times Lays Off 20% of Newsroom Amid Financial Struggles

Layoffs disproportionately affect journalists of color and result in closure of Washington bureau.

The Los Angeles Times has laid off 115 people, approximately 20% of the newsroom, due to heavy financial losses.
The layoffs have disproportionately affected journalists of color, with a 38% reduction in Latino Caucus membership, a 36% cut to Black Caucus membership, and a 34% reduction in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) Caucuses’ combined membership.
The De Los team, which focuses on telling Latinx stories, was significantly impacted by the layoffs.
The layoffs also resulted in the shuttering of the paper's Washington bureau, raising concerns about the paper's ability to cover the news in a presidential election year.
Staffers have criticized the management for lack of a clear long-term vision and strategy for the paper's success.