--- title: Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as... description: Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news sites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo)... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as Google’s AI summaries hit traffic | daily.dev og:description: Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news sites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo)... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XGRobZ06L.png og:image:alt: Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as Google’s AI summaries hit traffic og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as Google’s AI summaries hit traffic **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news sites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo) after Google traffic fell 46% year-over-year, which the company attributes to Google's AI-driven search summaries. About 60 new roles in subscriptions and video will partially offset the losses, leaving a net reduction of nearly 160 posts. This follows a prior round of over 300 job losses a year earlier, and the company's half-year results showed a 55% drop in Google referrals and a 40% decline in website audience. Reach is pivoting toward subscriptions, original journalism, and longer video content, while the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has ordered Google to let publishers opt out of AI search results without losing ranking. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror, cutting 220 editorial jobs? Reach is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news websites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo) because Google search traffic to its sites fell 46% year-over-year, which chief content officer David Higgerson attributed to a shift in how audiences consume content, including AI-driven search summaries. Around 60 new positions in subscriptions and video will be created, leaving a net loss of nearly 160 posts. _Publishers rethinking search dependency can track how AI summaries reshape media traffic on daily.dev._ ### Can publishers opt out of Google AI Overviews without losing search ranking? Yes, following a June ruling by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, Google must allow publishers to opt out of AI-generated search results without it affecting their ranking in regular search results. These new controls are expected to be fully available within nine months of the ruling. _Anyone weighing search visibility against AI summary opt-outs can follow this policy shift on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google’s AI news pilot grows to 400 publications as CNN and the FT join](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-ai-news-pilot-grows-to-400-publications-as-cnn-and-the-ft-join-axej0ymla) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why We're Banning AI](https://daily.dev/posts/why-we-re-banning-ai-nhe5gtwea) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages](https://daily.dev/posts/google-is-testing-ai-powered-article-overviews-on-select-publications-google-news-pages-ynfamcnpw) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Newspaper group Caxton deploys AI editors](https://daily.dev/posts/newspaper-group-caxton-deploys-ai-editors-lgyzvl2hv) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as Google’s AI summaries hit traffic","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l"},"datePublished":"2026-09-16T14:40:28.315Z","dateModified":"2026-09-16T15:24:07.581Z","description":"Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news sites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo)...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/5ef17b6d8af8630ef7b1e0819f12284a?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/5ef17b6d8af8630ef7b1e0819f12284a?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mirror publisher Reach cuts 220 editorial jobs as Google’s AI summaries hit traffic"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mirror-publisher-reach-cuts-220-editorial-jobs-as-google-s-ai-summaries-hit-traffic-xgrobz06l#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is Reach, publisher of the Daily Mirror, cutting 220 editorial jobs?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Reach is cutting 220 editorial jobs and closing three local news websites (KentLive, AberdeenLive, GalwayBeo) because Google search traffic to its sites fell 46% year-over-year, which chief content officer David Higgerson attributed to a shift in how audiences consume content, including AI-driven search summaries. 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