The journalism community is banding around those affected by the latest wave of redundancies announced by Reach plc.

The UK news group is considering making 321 existing roles redundant and creating 135 new roles in what it describes as "the biggest reorganisation it's ever undertaken". That's a net loss of 186 roles across the company. It's a recurring pattern for Reach in recent years.

Job cuts include award-winning journalists who were leading innovative work and earning the respect of their peers. How does this make sense for the future of Reach plc?

David Higgerson, chief content officer, said via email: "For our editorial teams, we will need to adopt a different way of working from top to bottom, as we match our resources to our ambitions. It will mean that some jobs will sadly no longer exist, many will change, and around 135 new roles will be created, many in our live news network and video teams."

In an email sent to Reach plc staffers - seen by Journalism.co.uk - Higgerson underlined the company's priority growth areas: news where people live, developing loyal audiences, improving distribution and insights for video, an expanded "content hub", deeper coverage of sports and clubs, diversified revenue across........

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