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Media Layoffs Spark Racial Coverage Concerns Amid Cuts
2/6/2026
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Story summary
- The Washington Post laid off Emmanuel Felton, a race and ethnicity reporter, in a move described as ideological rather than financial.
- Felton noted the team focused on race coverage has been reduced, with 90% of the remaining staff White.
- NBC News cut race-focused units amid broader layoffs.
- CBS disbanded its Race and Culture Unit, prompting former staff to allege racial motivation.
- Similar cuts hit The Philadelphia Inquirer and Politico.
