More media layoffs: CBC to axe about 600 jobs
The following excerpt was sent out from cloverdalereporter.com: The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125 million budget shortfall. The public broadcaster said Monday that CBC and Radio-Canada will each cut about 250 jobs, with the balance of […]
Vox Media and Condé Nast lay off staff
It’s a sad end to 2023 as Vox and Condé Nast are the latest news outlets to announce layoffs. This year, regrettably, has been the worst in terms of layoffs – and now people being fired just before Christmas? When will there be an end to this? Will we be able to sustain ourselves, able […]
WaPo employees delay taking buyouts, management threatens layoffs
Earlier The Washington Post announced that it would offer voluntary buyouts to 240 staff members in an attempt to strengthen the “financial health” of the organization. However, just 120 employees have accepted the buyout package. Interim CEO Patty Stonesifer wrote in a memo to staff: “We want everyone to understand that we need 240 acceptances […]
Quartz senior reporter Fernholz departs
Tim Fernholz, a senior reporter covering space, economics and politics at Quartz, has left. He wrote on X/Twitter: “I’m no longer employed at Quartz after last week’s G/O layoffs. It’s a shame to leave after more than a decade, but new horizons beckon. Before returning to the reporting grind, I’ll work on a book and […]
G/O Media’s Jezebel to close after 16 years, entire team of 23 laid off
Feminist news and opinion website Jezebel is ceasing operations after 16 years after management failed to find a buyer for the website. As a result of this restructuring, 23 editorial staff members will be laid off, including the Jezebel team. G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller broke the news to staff in a memo which can […]
Vice Media to shutter several shows, lay off staff
Months after shuttering its flagship show “Vice News Tonight,” the media company has announced the closure of several shows. This will be followed by dozens of staff layoffs. Co-chief executives, Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala said: “Vice will continue to produce digital news, as well as Vice News documentaries, both series and films, for FAST Channels, […]
UK publisher Reach plc to cut 450 jobs
Reach plc, publisher of the Mirror and Express, is expected to axe approximately a tenth of its workforce across its national and regional newspapers. As per reports, about 450 people will lose their jobs. The move comes amid declining ad revenues and demand. The move also follows Meta’s decision to cut support for news on […]
Condé Nast to axe more than 250 jobs
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch has announced that the publisher plans to lay off approximately 5 percent of its workforce. The move comes as the company aims to lower costs to compete in a highly competitive digital media landscape. The layoffs are expected to happen over the next few months. In addition, the company is also […]
SF Chronicle to lay off eight staff members
As per the San Francisco Chronicle Guild’s post on X/Twitter, the newsroom is planning on laying off eight staff members. The post reads: “We are devastated to learn of management’s decision to lay off eight talented members of our newsroom, including six Guild members, from the Chronicle’s SFNext team and audio team.” No further details […]
Google, a company worth $1.7 trillion, lays off roughly 40 news employees
Baffling that a company that spends zillions of dollars on ridiculous “moonshots” (Google glass, anyone?) and is worth $1.7 trillion dollars can’t see straight enough to avoid layoffs that amount to chump change for a likely monopoly. At any rate, the following excerpt was sent out from CNBC: Google cut dozens of jobs in its […]
