Bellingham Herald reporters cut amid layoffs at major newspaper chain

From left, Bellingham Herald journalists Jack Belcher, Hannah Edelman and Robert Mittendorf picket outside the Herald Building in downtown Bellingham where the newspaper they work for once operated. Belcher's position was eliminated in the most recent wave of cuts initiated by McClatchy Media. (Santiago Ochoa/Cascadia Daily News)McClatchy Media als

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 301

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Two Bellingham Herald reporters are among those cut in a massive wave of layoffs initiated last week by nationwide newspaper chain McClatchy Media, which owns four outlets in Washington.

Reporter Jack Belcher and editor Rachel Showalter, who is also a reporter, posted on LinkedIn that their roles had been eliminated.

McClatchy cut seven unionized journalists in total in Washington, including those employed by The News Tribune in Tacoma, Tri-City Herald in Kennewick and …

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