Cnn Layoffs 2024 Presidential. There’s a larger societal cost that comes with shrinking newsrooms at this moment in an election year when political disinformation is clearly on the rise, writes david zurawik. As cnn reorganizes, 100 staffers (or about 3% of cnn’s workforce) will lose their jobs.

Cnn boss mark thompson swung the ax wednesday to chop 100 jobs — the first major round of layoffs since he took over the struggling cable channel. The layoffs, expected to take effect in the coming weeks, will be the second major reorganization at cnn this year.