Joshua Moore ⚡️

Dad, husband, writer. Buy my Power Rangers book. EP/co-host of "Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast," a year-long limited series.

[Joshua Moore ⚡️ @JoshMooreKY]

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[Richmond Sports @RichmondRsports]

@JPpreps being let go by @heraldleader just months after winning a national award for his sports reporting shows the world just how messed up this profession is right now!

Nice guy. Works hard. Does a great job …

Gets “downsized” anyway …

Ridiculous

[Rick Green @EditorRAG]

Journalism (and more specifically, content) takes many forms these days. A journalist’s skills + training can transcend a “traditional” newsroom. Our motivation to make the world a better, more transparent + accountable place often leads to those different + better places, Andres

[Rainesford Stauffer @Rainesford]

I work with some high school journalists in Kentucky. The journalists laid off from the Herald-Leader today are among those I've heard students mention by name, and whose stories they read, share, and aspire to. All those journalists deserved better than this.

[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

Just terrible. The Herald-Leader is my hometown paper. I was lucky to grow up in a city that had the Herald-Leader looking out for it. Later in life, I was lucky to learn from the talented journalists who worked there. Kentucky and Lexington are worse off because of this decision

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

For anyone impacted by the layoffs at McClatchy today, there are a number of open positions here at The Post and Courier.

The community fabric of a lot of important places -- Miami, Kansas City, Charlotte, and Columbia -- got weaker today. This sucks.

https://t.co/YrGtBYAZn3

[Austin Horn @_AustinHorn]

Dozens of excellent journalists and great friends laid off at my current and former newsrooms today.

Please keep them in mind for any openings floating out in the ether. They're some of the best reporters I know.

[Andrew Henderson @andrwfhenderson]

Heartbreaking to hear that so many of my former colleagues at the Lexington Herald-Leader were laid off today. They approached the role of a journalist with thought and care. As someone who got the McClatchy axe last year I just wanna say: don't let the bastards get you down.

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

I have a lot to say, but for now: Kentucky is far worse off than it was yesterday. Local journalists are vital to a functioning democracy.

I am so, so incredibly proud of each of every one of the journalists at @heraldleader. My colleagues, my friends. https://t.co/ira03oRhcj

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

Monica is a workhorse in the newsroom. Jumping in and contributing in ways that far exceed her job title. Any outlet would be lucky have her.

[Jackie Starkey @jackiesreports]

If you have an opening, Piper is sharp, tuned in and talented. Snap her up.

[Monica Kast @monica_kast]

This job was so much fun. It also introduced me to my best friends. I don’t know what’s next for me, but am obviously job searching! I will probably be offline for a few days while I process everything, but if you know of anything that would be a good fit, please let me know!

[Monica Kast @monica_kast]

Hi folks, here to share that I was one of the journalists laid off from the Herald-Leader today. Being a reporter and editor in my home state was a dream come true, and I’m so proud of the work I’ve done in the last five years. I am very sad to say goodbye to this newsroom.

[Corey Price @coreyp08]

This is the Herald-Leader’s loss. Jared has provided excellent high school sports coverage as far back as 1989 for The Paducah Sun. And he’s always been a go-getter, putting out ads in his local newspaper to mow lawns in the area as a sophomore in high school.

[Piper Hansen @piperjhansen]

my position covering lexington's business scene and regional economic development was one of a dozen @heraldleader eliminated today by mcclatchy as the hedge fund restructures its newsrooms. my last day is sept. 25. thanks, as always, for reading and for trusting me

[Joshua Moore ⚡️ @JoshMooreKY]

@piperjhansen Oh goodness, I'd heard a few names but had not heard yours. I'm so sorry, Piper.

[Michael Clubb @MichaelClubb4]

This feels like a gut punch. This is a huge loss for Lexington and the whole state of Kentucky.

I got my start freelancing and interning at the Herald-Leader. It would be hard to find another staff that cares so deeply about their community.

https://t.co/EEN21lHZkE

[Nicole Foy @nicoleMfoy]

Every time a company like @mcclatchy makes gutting layoffs across the country, people rightfully ask why local investors can't buy their local papers

Here's the truth: You may not make much money doing journalism these days, but you can make a lot of money killing it

[Lucas Aulbach @LucasAulbach]

Hurting for all the Herald-Leader journalists today. A loss for anyone who cares about keeping up with what’s happening in Kentucky.

[Brendan Connelly @BConnellysports]

This sucks.

Jared is an intrepid journalist, quick-witted, and his knowledge of the history of Kentucky high school sports isn’t easily replaceable.

I’ll miss seeing him around but know he’ll bring just as much fire to whatever’s next.

[Jason Frakes @kyhighs]

Such a shame. Newspapers that give up on preps have given up on their readers. @JPpreps did it the right way.