The Cuban journalist Jorge Ebro confirmed this Saturday his departure from El Nuevo Herald after a quarter of a century with the publication, through a post on his Facebook account.
“After 25 years, my journey as a journalist for El Nuevo Herald has come to an end. It has been a significant part of my life, a quarter of a century telling stories, meeting extraordinary people, and traveling through stadiums, gyms, and cities,” he wrote.
Born in Matanzas and graduated from the University of Havana, Ebro arrived in the United States in 2000 and joined El Nuevo Herald in 2001. During his 25 years in the field, he specialized in combat sports—boxing and mixed martial arts—as well as baseball, and also collaborated with ESPN Radio. Among the athletes he covered are Yordenis Ugás, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Luis Ortiz, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Tyson Fury.
Despite the closing tone, he emphasized that he is not leaving journalism. "I don't want to do less journalism just because I'm outside a major outlet. On the contrary. I want to do more and better journalism, with greater freedom, closer to you, and with the same commitment to go wherever the story is," he stated.
In his farewell message, he also announced his next professional destination: his own digital project called "Serebro en los Deportes."
His new platform, available at SerebroEnlosDeportes.com, already existed as a podcast with activity recorded on Apple Podcasts and Spotify since 2024, focused on boxing, MMA, and UFC. Now, it becomes his main base of operations and invites readers to subscribe and join a community of independent sports journalism.
"I leave grateful for everything I've experienced, but also hungry for all that is still left to be told. This is not a goodbye. It is just the beginning of another story," he concluded.
The departure from Ebro is set against the backdrop of the mass layoffs executed by McClatchy —the parent company of The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald— in mid-September, when the company cut 32 positions across both newsrooms: 28 direct layoffs and four frozen positions. According to The New York Times and AP, The Miami Herald lost more than 30 journalists, roughly a third of its editorial staff, while the newsroom of El Nuevo Herald was nearly dismantled.
The Cuban sports expert is not the only veteran affected. Journalist Daniel Shoer Roth, with 27 years of service at El Nuevo Herald and The Miami Herald, was also officially notified of his dismissal.
The Cuban journalist Wilfredo Cancio Isla expressed his solidarity with those affected on his Facebook wall: "I express my full solidarity with the colleagues who have dramatically been dismissed by the journalistic entity to which they dedicated their best professional efforts, with soul, dedication, and loyalty."
The executive vice president of local news at McClatchy, Greg Farmer, attributed the cuts to a 41% drop in consumer revenue over the past five years. In total, the company laid off more than 90 journalists and unionized workers across 17 publications nationwide.
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