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More than 2,100 people lost their jobs in a media landslide so far this year
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:25 am
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:25 am
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More than 2,100 people lost their jobs in a media landslide so far this year
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The media industry seemed to be in freefall on Friday following the announcement that Vice Media would cut 10% of its staff and that McClatchy Company offered buyouts to 450 employees, bringing the total number of media jobs cut in 2019 to over 2,100.
The massive cuts so far this year represent a recent trend of cuts at digital-media companies that sprung up as newspapers around the country were shrinking and disappearing
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In late January, it was reported that Verizon would cut 7% of its staff at its media companies (an estimated 800 people), which include Yahoo, AOL, and The Huffington Post.
"These were difficult decisions, and we will ensure that our colleagues are treated with respect and fairness, and given the support they need," said Guru Gowrappan, CEO of Verizon Media, in a memo to staff.
It's estimated that 20 employees were laid off at HuffPost last Thursday, including opinion writers, political reporters, and others. Nearly 100 corporate Verizon employees were reportedly laid off in San Francisco.
Can you teach a “journalist” to code?
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Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:29 am to member12
When you don’t do actual work, it’s easy to be laid off.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:34 am to member12
Election season is over and football is over. Not much news to cover anyways
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:46 am to member12
I want to feel bad for these folks, but they weren't real jobs anyway. They were just being paid off of advertising money to produce content to outrage people and dump on white males. That's not really journalism.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:52 am to member12
They aren’t journalists, they are glorified bloggers.
We have lost nothing.
We have lost nothing.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:54 am to member12
Must have been a real slap in the face to the people laid off at the Washington post when they saw a 5.5 million dollar super bowl ad that could have kept them around for another year.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:55 am to member12
Posted on 2/4/19 at 6:57 am to member12
I wonder if any of the new fires have Romantic Comedies PhD’s.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:02 am to member12
Here's a coding joke for you all:
Q: What do you call 2,100 people in the Media losing their jobs?
A: A damn good start.....
Q: What do you call 2,100 people in the Media losing their jobs?
A: A damn good start.....
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:03 am to member12
Extremely encouraging. Maybe the propaganda isn't working.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:04 am to member12
and it is barely February!
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:04 am to member12
I’m willing to bet not one journalist has lost a job.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:05 am to Havoc
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I’m willing to bet not one journalist has lost a job.
true
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:11 am to member12
I’m sure most of them have learned to code by now. If not, they should
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:12 am to member12
Money dried up?
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:14 am to member12
Unfortunately, all these morons will be re-hired towards the end of the year to kick off election season for 2020.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:21 am to member12
Time to get a real job
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:22 am to member12
What’s with all the layoffs? For the last two years they’ve all been sucking their own dicks and saying thank you Trump for driving more traffic than ever for us.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:24 am to member12
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More than 2,100 people lost their jobs in a media landslide so far this year
Not enough.
Posted on 2/4/19 at 7:24 am to TuDog
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Money dried up?
Yes.
There was a thread on the Poli-board explaining that the Obama administration gave many of his favorite Pravda outlets "walking around" money via grants under the guise of stopping mis-information in the Media.
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