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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Sweney

Mirror publisher to cut 220 editorial jobs as readers turn to AI summaries

Copies of the Daily Mirror, the Daily Star and the Daily Express.
As part of the restructure, about 60 editorial roles will also be created by Reach ‘to drive digital revenue growth’ at the group. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

The publisher of the Mirror and Express newspapers is to cut a further 220 editorial jobs as it adapts to a dramatic fall in online traffic while readers increasingly turn to summaries generated by artificial intelligence.

Reach, which also owns scores of online brands and regional titles including the Manchester Evening News, the Birmingham Mail and the Liverpool Echo, said the latest cuts were necessary to cope with a “mammoth shift” in how audiences seek out content.

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