According to the outlet, most of the layoffs are within ABC News. The company will also restructure so that its long-form news divisions (including ABC News Studios, 20/20, Nightline and Impact x Nightline) will all fall under the same leadership. The Good Morning America branded shows will also now also fall under the same purview, overseen by Simone Swink (GMA3 was functioning independently up to this point).
Deadline also reports that the network plans to eliminate 538, the data site founded by Nate Silver (who left the site in 2023). “Oh geez, I just saw the news about 538,” Silver posted to Twitter/X after the news broke. “My heart goes out to the people there. They were tremendously hard-working and produced a lot of extremely valuable data and insight for everyone who wants to understand politics better. They deserved much better.”
With streaming still king, traditional network news is no longer seen as a priority at certain studios. But news is taking a hit all over the place, as the last several weeks have seen name-brand anchors parting ways with their longtime homes, including Joy Reid, Chuck Todd, Jim Acosta, and more. Print news has also faced cuts (and some radical changes courtesy of rich-guy ownership). However, Fast Company reports that there have been fewer job losses so far this year than at the same time in 2024; in news specifically, there were 192 layoffs in January 2025, “down 64% from the 528 cuts in January 2024.”
