AP: As newspapers fade AP is following their example of buying out employees
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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization’s office in New York, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File)
By DAVID BAUDER
Updated 4:14 PM EDT, April 6, 2026
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The Associated Press, one of the world’s oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.
The News Media Guild, the union that represents AP journalists, said more than 120 of the staff members it represents received buyout offers on Monday.
The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.
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Bauder is the AP’s national media writer, covering the intersection of news, politics and entertainment. He is based in New York.
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