The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is expected to conduct further layoffs in its U.S. newsroom today. Individual meetings have been scheduled for affected journalists. The union representing WSJ employees has announced a walkout at 1 PM to protest the layoffs. At least five staffers have been laid off, impacting the U.S. news and 'speed and trending' teams. Despite Dow Jones' stock and margins being up and a new windfall AI deal, the layoffs continue, which some sources attribute to cost-cutting measures. Journalists in New York have plastered Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker's office with sticky notes in protest.
Journalists at the WSJ's office in New York have plastered EIC Emma Tucker's office with sticky notes protesting job cuts: https://t.co/z9dqZo9L7Y
WSJ union staging walkout after layoff rumors https://t.co/EiZkcTjIIF
NEW: The Wall Street Journal laid off at least 5 more staffers today with the US news and “speed and trending” teams affected, per 3 sources. “There seems to be no justification for doing this other than a wish to cut costs to the bone,” said one of them. https://t.co/SVSrjeehjw https://t.co/1g2SZHm9Zi
I remember when the WSJ laid me and dozens of others off even as they praised our work. It sucked. But things got better. Feeling for all the people experiencing it now. https://t.co/1n4wDU1i8L
I remember when the WSJ laid me and 70 others off even as they praised our work. It sucked. But things got better. Feeling for all the people experiencing it now. https://t.co/1n4wDU0Kjd
Well, more @wsj layoffs today. Dow Jones stock is up, margins are up, there’s a new windfall AI deal in place and we’re cutting good reporters.
The Wall Street Journal is expected to do further layoffs in its U.S. newsroom today -- individual meetings have been placed on journalists' calendars Union representing WSJ employees says that it is holding a walkout at 1PM to protest today’s layoffs https://t.co/7mzNlSxWjY
Union representing WSJ employees says that it is holding a walkout at 1PM to protest today’s layoffs https://t.co/9VZhUPu54r https://t.co/L9RHCYS9gA
BREAKING: WSJ reportedly expected to do further layoffs in its U.S. newsroom today
NEW: The Wall Street Journal is expected to do further layoffs in its U.S. newsroom today -- individual meetings have been placed on journalists' calendars, I'm told