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Scripps is cutting anchors and adding reporters. Is this the future of local TV news?

<p>E.W. Scripps is forging ahead with a companywide transformation that includes the elimination of 431 positions. CEO Adam Symson announced the job cuts Tuesday, marking the second wave of layoffs […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/scripps-anchorless-local-tv-news-reporters/">Scripps is cutting anchors and adding reporters. Is this the future of local TV news?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.poynter.org">Poynter</a>.</p>

1 min readOct 30, 2026By Kerwin SpeightPublisher: Poynter - RSS
Scripps is cutting anchors and adding reporters. Is this the future of local TV news?
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E.W. Scripps is forging ahead with a companywide transformation that includes the elimination of 431 positions. CEO Adam Symson announced the job cuts Tuesday, marking the second wave of layoffs […]

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