If you live in Miami, you better read this incredible summary by Carol Marbin Miller, deputy investigations editor of the Herald.
Here goes.
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The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
The layoffs will upend the lives and careers of 20 talented, dedicated journalists — all good and decent people. These are folks with children and families and debts to pay. They are your neighbors. (2)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
The broader story: For 122 years, the Herald has been the outlet of record for the biggest city in one of the most critical states in America, a place of big ideas, of vibrant cultures, of zany politics and stories that, as we say here, were always stranger than fiction. (3)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
We long ago cut past the skin and the bone and the muscle and the tendons and the ligaments. We are now slicing out the vital organs, such as coverage of the cities of Miami and Miami Beach. How can you cover Miami without a Miami reporter? (4)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
Miami is on the precipice of becoming a news desert – whether the Herald survives these cuts or not. And, as a Miami native who grew up reading the Herald, I hope it can thrive once again. We lost an enormous amount or reporting capacity today. (5)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
The Herald’s future, the future of Miami journalism, are crucial to the health of our state. A grand jury reported the Florida governor diverted $10 million in child welfare funds to a political campaign. Our leaders are no longer concerned with oversight or accountability. (6)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
The Herald reporter who broke that story is no longer here. Her replacement in the Capital is no longer here. The job likely will be eliminated. Of what significance is government in the sunshine when there are no watchdogs to look in all those otherwise dark places? (7)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
It has become political sport to complain about the local newspaper, to ridicule how far it has fallen. But these are weighty issues. And if you’ve been paying attention, you must know the importance of facts, simple, unadorned, facts. They are the life blood of our society. (8)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
Consider this a plea: If you care about good governance, about ensuring your leaders keep their promises, about the welfare of your neighbors and friends – it’s past the time for Miami’s civic leaders to begin serious, earnest discussions about the future of journalism. (9)
— Carol Marbin Miller (@MarbinMiller) September 10, 2026
