Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Made a playlist for those of us who got canned in the McClatchy Bloodbath. Happy First Week of Unemployment! ✨ open.spotify.com/playlist/4EX...open.spotify.comMcClatchy Bloodbath BluesPlaylist · Caitlin McGlade · 31 items 1112
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thank you! I carve the lettering and then dip the piece in glaze and then wipe off the glaze that isn’t caught in the carving 110
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 14/09/2026AI cannot make coffee mugs. It can’t do journalism either, but you can’t tell the hedge fund (Chatham Asset Management) that own McClatchy newspapers that, so here we are ✨ 0203
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I may have lost my job but im rich in other ways because I’ve got a hot fiancé who reads me William Carlos Williams poems on a lake in the Smokey Mountains. @apantazi.bsky.social 1100
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hey, thank you so much. The nine of us are going to split the funds we raise from this GoFundMe: gofund.me/5d2d8e4ecgofund.meDonate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGladeNearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss 010
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“The powerful are getting what they want.” 01610
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’ve historically been bad at keeping up with a business website but hey I’ve got time now 😁 …. I think I just might! 020
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.poynter.org/business-wor...poynter.orgMcClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - PoynterAt least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters 011
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I sell everything I make! If you'd like one send me a message! 120
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I don't but I do sell everything I make! Send me a DM :) 190
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Please consider helping us out a little if you're able. Thank you so much for your support. www.gofundme.com/f/help-charl...gofundme.comDonate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGladeNearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss 13327
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.gofundme.com/f/help-charl...gofundme.comDonate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGladeNearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss 011
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yes. I moved across the country from Arizona for this job. At the time, the Charlotte Observer had a big investigative team with a stellar editor who had us do a retreat together to brainstorm our big ideas for the year, plan stories with impact on NC communities. 180
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"McClatchy will invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment." That is what all of us who got fired do. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...nytimes.comMcClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the CountryThe owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.” 1185
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Our readers do not want AI slop, and yet the official word today when McClatchy canned more than 90 reporters was that the company can’t continue investing “where subscriber interest does not support the investment” 0154
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Filled a lot of us with dread too. When they announced that thing I could barely get out of bed for a week. We fought it. Corporate execs told us we’d fall behind if we didn’t use it. That we could only “win” if we played along. I guess they made certain of that by canning its loudest critics. 040
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...nytimes.comMcClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country (Gift Article)The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.” 131
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Something to do with the company’s financials being bad. I asked if Tony Hunter and other corporate execs were taking pay cuts and the HR person said he didn’t know. 050
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My question exactly. What will they do without a data reporter in this election? I manage election data for them. 1283
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thank you, this is so kind. There may be a GoFundMe set up to help us out - stay tuned. 0101
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Surprise meeting this morning. But when they told us we had to start using this AI thing that rewrites our stories for different audiences + uses our bylines, I told management I would never use it and I would die on that hill. And then I wrote a song about it. So I’m not surprised they came for me. 4253
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is just one example of the kind of work Charlotte isn't going to get anymore from its daily paper. 0122
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026While we’re here, here’s the kind of stuff I’ve got cooking in the kiln 41935
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026McClatchy laid off dozens of reporters around the country today. This affects communities in Charlotte, Miami, Charlotte, Fresno, Kansas City ... 8 cuts here. I came to the Observer because of its record of quality investigative journalism. But now there won't be any investigative reporting. 0306
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I've only been at the Observer for a year. Before that I was investigating senior living violence and environmental issues at the Arizona Republic. But in my short time here, I've done some pretty stellar stuff. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...charlotteobserver.com‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous workCATS bus drivers are three times as likely to be physically or verbally assaulted than the average bus driver nationwide, an Observer analysis found. 0816
Reposted by Caitlin McGladeAdrian Paul Bryant @adrianpbryant.bsky.social · 10/09/202612 layoffs at the Herald-Leader today, including myself. I'll say more later, but the support I've gotten from the city I am so proud to call home has been life changing. All I've wanted to do since moving to Lexington is serve the city well - you all have, I think, really helped me achieve that. 1111116
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...charlotteobserver.comA Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remainIn May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure. 612157850
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A 16-year-old Black girl was found hanging in a Charlotte churchyard. Authorities said she died by suicide in three days. Police have said nothing about this until we investigated. Read everything we know here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...charlotteobserver.comA Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions lingerIn May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure. 076
Reposted by Caitlin McGladeMother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/07/2026The Army took down its page commemorating a civil rights iconmotherjones.comThe Army took down its page commemorating a civil rights iconA piece honoring Black veteran Sarah Keys Evans has been axed to "align with current guidance." 33472305
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Former CATS bus drivers Sheila Andrews and Tierra Mack, assaulted on the job, didn't know what happened with their cases we demanded answers from authorities in recent weeks. #charlotte #publictransitcharlotteobserver.comAs CATS touts small crime drop, former Charlotte bus drivers yearn for justice“Their main motive and aim is to not get negative publicity:” Former CATS bus drivers feel discarded after assaults 052
Reposted by Caitlin McGladeAndrew Pantazi @apantazi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Charlotte wants a world-class transit system. First, it needs to ensure the safety of the bus drivers at the heart of it. Drivers are assaulted nearly 6 times a month, 3x the national average, often with help slow to arrive, reports @caitmcglade.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...charlotteobserver.com‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous workCATS bus drivers are three times as likely to be physically or verbally assaulted than the average bus driver nationwide, an Observer analysis found. 042
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 02/06/2026CATS bus drivers get assaulted at a rate three times higher than the national average. Former bus drivers described lax security, slow responses to calls for help, and little to no support from management.charlotteobserver.com‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous workCATS bus drivers are three times as likely to be physically or verbally assaulted than the average bus driver nationwide, an Observer analysis found. 011
Reposted by Caitlin McGladeIdaho News Guild @idahonewsguild.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This work isn’t possible without us. But McClatchy would rather spend millions on AI then invest in the humans who won 53 awards, including for showing how $200k in execution drugs expired. Donate to our strike fund for fair wages so we can keep covering this community bit.ly/pnwnewsstrike 0107
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/05/2026when you publish a story about use of force in ICE detention centers 010
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 06/05/2026My students won an IRE award on their project about Phoenix Police use of force, and I am so proud of them! www.ire.org/2026/05/05/a...ire.orgAnnouncing the 2025 IRE AwardsAnnouncing the 2025 IRE Awards (May 5, 2026) – Congratulations to winners and finalists in the 2025 IRE Awards. The annual contest showcases exemplary work by members of Investigative Reporters and Ed... 031
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 27/04/2026My boo @apantazi.bsky.social's scoop today, as the redistricting expert that he is: www.axios.com/2026/04/27/d...axios.comDeSantis unveils gerrymandered Florida map as redistricting war ragesThe state constitution bans intentionally drawing maps to benefit either party. 031
Reposted by Caitlin McGladeAndrew Pantazi @apantazi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026After the high-profile siege of Charlotte ended, immigration arrests continued at higher levels away from the public spotlight Reporting by @caitmcglade.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...charlotteobserver.comNorth Carolina ICE arrests continue at fast pace after Border Patrol surgeIn the months after the Border Patrol’s surge on Charlotte, ICE arrested thousands of immigrants statewide. 011
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Brenntag still has not replied to my requests for comment about their history of violations. 000
Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A tanker exploded this week in Mooresville, NC. The company that owned it has a history of leaks, inappropriately storing toxic chemicals and inadequate emergency planning. @lisasorg.bsky.social published an investigation in March on Brenntag's Durham plant, too, linked in my story.charlotteobserver.com 035