Joseph Ruttle Published Aug 15, 2024

Global News is laying off another 16 employees, many of those in B.C. and half in hard-hit newsrooms, the union representing the workers said Thursday.

“The announcement of more Global News layoffs in B.C. and Eastern Canada is yet another devastating and disheartening death by a thousand cuts to the media industry,” said Unifor national president Lana Payne in a statement.

“There were 16 layoffs at Global News this week, predominantly in B.C., with some individual positions impacted at other stations across the country. Half the jobs are journalists,” said the union.

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