While the US newsroom has been in steady decline for decades, the past year has been particularly rough. In January, 528 journalists were sacked; more than 100 employees were let go from the Los Angeles Times alone. Less than one year after its launch, the Messenger shut down in January “effective immediately”. Vice stopped publishing after a very messy, drawn-out downfall. BuzzFeed closed. The Washington Post lost $77m in one calendar year, which is more than $200,000 a day, capping a period in which half the readership has reportedly fallen away since 2020. Meanwhile, in the UK the news media still sees something virtually unheard of in the US outside of the New York Times and certain television networks: profitability. British outlets are, against all odds, even expanding to the New World. Swarms of new US Daily Mail reporters have recently moved to their swanky Manhattan office. The Independent, the Sun and the Times have beefed up their US operations too. Even fledgling outlets such as GB News have a few US correspondents.
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