Arizona Agenda reported on Wednesday that The Arizona Republic, which is owned by media conglomerate Gannett Co. Inc., has reportedly bought out its most well-known journalists with voluntary severance agreements due to a lack of money.
The outlet, which labeled it a “bloodbath,” said The Republic is also moving its printing operations out of state.
The Republic, which is the state’s largest newspaper, developed a reputation for pushing progressive views, which have grown increasingly at odds with the Republican state, which has a 7 percent Republican voter registration over Democrats.
Two of the journalists reportedly leaving include the two most well-known opinion columnists, Laurie Roberts and E.J. Montini. Many Arizonans viewed the pair as the voice of the newspaper, contributing to its decline. Gannett acknowledged in 2022, “Today’s contemporary audiences frequently are unable to distinguish between objective news reporting and Opinion content.”
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