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  1. the media
    How The Messenger Bled Out $50 MillionBonkers spending on food, travel, and salaries couldn’t save a 2013-era idea in a 2024 world.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  2. media
    Quixotic News Startup The Messenger Is Shutting DownThe outlet, out of money after a year, dropped the hammer on hundreds of staffers to close out a horrible month in media.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. layoffs
    Amazon Lays Off Hundreds Across Its Streaming BusinessesA rough 2023 for the industry has turned into a rough start to 2024.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  4. epic fails
    Bandcamp Hit With Layoffs Amid Sale to SongtradrAround 50 percent of employees have been laid off since Epic sold the company.
    By Justin Curto
  5. layoffs
    Lightyear Director and Producer Who Saved Toy Story 2 Among Disney Pixar LayoffsThe same producer who saved Toy Story 2 by having a backup file has reportedly been laid off.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. the industry
    The NPR Layoffs Eat Into Its FutureThe public-radio mothership made some deep cuts this week as it leans back into its broadcast roots.
    By Nicholas Quah
  7. sad blawg
    Gawker Is Gawn, AwgainBustle Digital Group has pulled the plug on nü Gawker and laid off 8 percent of staff.
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  8. food media
    Vice’s Munchies Is OverIt sounds like this is the end for the vertical that kicked off Action Bronson’s food career.
    By Chris Crowley
  9. again with this guy!
    More Layoffs Hit the Animation Group at Warner Bros.Cartoon Network Studios and WB Animation feel the squeeze.
    By Rebecca Alter
  10. hbo axe’d
    Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Done With Layoffs YetWith every high (winning the most Emmys) comes low lows (losing a chunk of your ad-sales team).
    By Savannah Salazar
  11. who’s watching?
    Netflix Just Laid Off Twice As Much Staff As It Did Last MonthThe company sent “around 300 employees” home today.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  12. are you still watching?
    More Bad Netflix News: 150 Jobs Were Just SlashedMainly U.S. jobs in original-content programming.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. dinner party
    What to Do About Tudum …For starters, let’s be honest: Under Netflix, this was always doomed.
    By Tirhakah Love
  14. interviews
    Meet the Man Baking Free Pies for Laid-Off JournalistsPeople with jobs can purchase them too.
    By Rachel Sugar
  15. disney
    Disney Parks to Lay Off 28,000 Employees Due to COVID-19 ImpactMany workers have been furloughed since April.
    By Charu Sinha
  16. q&a
    Danny Meyer Misses Bumping Into PeopleWe spoke with the Shake Shack founder about sheltering in place en famille, structural flaws in the federal stimulus plan, and senior shopping hour.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  17. oh boy
    Billboard, Hollywood Reporter Face the Wrath of Fired IT Staff“Oh boy, is this great.”
    By Charu Sinha
  18. layoffs
    Upright Citizens Brigade’s Founders Address Mass LayoffsAmy Poehler will reportedly cover an extra month of health-care coverage for full-timers.
    By Megh Wright
  19. coronavirus
    Danny Meyer Has Now Laid Off 80 Percent of His StaffTwo thousand more hospitality workers are jobless as of today.
    By Nikita Richardson
  20. the grind
    How It Feels to Get Fired From Your Comedy Dream JobTen former staffers from late-night shows, satirical websites, and online comedy outlets look back on the day they got the bad news.
    By Brian Boone
  21. layoffs
    Almost Everyone at CollegeHumor Has Lost Their JobsThe internet is a very tough place to be a comedy outlet.
    By Megh Wright
  22. media
    There’s Turmoil at BustleAt least ten employees were laid off today.
    By Amanda Arnold
  23. media
    As Many As 2,100 People Have Lost Media Jobs in the Past Two WeeksVice and McClatchy are the latest companies to do mass layoffs.
    By Amanda Arnold
  24. Absolutely Beautiful: Former ClickHole Contributors Reveal ThemselvesA rare peek behind the ClickHole curtain.
    By Megh Wright
  25. streaming
    Sony Crackle Lays Off Employees Amid RestructuringThe cuts come as part of a larger restructuring at Sony.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  26. grocery wars
    Whole Foods Decided to End the Week With Some LayoffsThe chain will centralize marketing operations to “support the needs of the business.”
    By Clint Rainey
  27. science of us
    Getting Laid Off Taught Me How to Cope With BreakupsThe two grieving processes look a lot alike.
    By Allie Volpe
  28. Another Round of Layoffs Hit Funny or DieA year and a half after a round of layoffs that shuttered the San Mateo engineering office and left 37 people without a job and almost one year […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. food media
    Adam Sachs Out As Editor of SaveurThe magazine suffered layoffs.
    By Chris Crowley
  30. science of us
    The Anxiety of Waiting to Be Laid Off’Tis the season.
    By Ashley Fetters
  31. setbacks
    Blue Apron Laid Off Hundreds of Workers YesterdayThe CEO called it a “painful” companywide “realignment” in a letter to employees.
    By Clint Rainey
  32. the streaming wars
    SoundCloud Plans to Forge Ahead Independently, Lays Off Near Half of Its StaffSoundCloud just slashed 40 percent of its staff to avoid being bought by a major streaming company.
    By Dee Lockett
  33. Seeso’s Days Are NumberedThe future isn’t looking very bright for NBC’s streaming comedy site Seeso. According to Variety, NBCUniversal is laying off Seeso staff […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. ESPN Axes Around 100 Employees, On-air Talent IncludedThe worldwide leader is cutting jobs as it loses subscribers and pays more for broadcasting rights.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. revolving door
    More Layoffs Hit J.Crew TodayThey’ll save $30 million annually.
    By Diana Tsui
  36. select all
    Twitter Planning Layoffs After Failing to Find a BuyerThe company is reportedly looking to let go of 8 percent of its workforce.
    By Brian Feldman
  37. that writing life
    A $1 Billion Fashion Blog Shut Down and Apparently Isn’t Paying Its WritersMode Media had 144 million readers. Now it’s gone.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  38. Funny or Die Just Laid Off 37 People Some sad news out of LA today: Funny or Die just laid off 30% of their staff, a total of 37 people, in a restructuring that new CEO Mike […]
    By Adam Frucci
  39. Yahoo Searched for Ways to Cut Costs — Layoffs Were the Top ResultThat search engine you sometimes use by accident just fired a bunch of people at digital magazines you don’t read.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. Gawker Media Lays Off Employees As Flagship Site Shifts Focus to PoliticsThe pioneering site is reportedly abandoning its Kinja platform, along with many of its employees.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. GQ Is the First Victim of Condé Nast Budget CutsLayoffs hit the men’s magazine Friday, and apparently Glamour is next.
    By Jen Kirby
  42. media
    CNN Cutting 300 Jobs As Turner Eliminates 10 Percent of StaffLayoffs and buyouts under president Jeff Zucker, and beyond.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. layoffs
    Turner Announces Voluntary Buyouts, Eventual LayoffsAccording to a report from CNN.
    By Jessica Roy
  44. ink-stained wretches
    Hundreds of Layoffs Hit Time Inc. at All LevelsExecutives on down are getting pink slips.
    By Adam Martin
  45. ink-stained wretches
    Martha Stewart Reportedly Laying Off 100 EmployeesJust in time for Christmas, in case you did not notice.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  46. media
    Bloomberg News Laying Off DozensTechnology, arts, and sports coverage is being cut down.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  47. ink-stained wretches
    Village Voice Continues to Shed Veteran WritersInvestigative reporter Graham Rayman wrote “The NYPD Tapes.”
    By Adam Martin
  48. blog-stained wretches
    The Daily Beast Officially Sheds Newsweek, Lays Off 20Still roaring.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. ins and outs
    Reed Krakoff Bought His Own Label From CoachMeanwhile, Coach laid off 200 people this week.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  50. cable-stained wretches
    Profitable ESPN Cites Higher Game Fees in Cutting 300-400 JobsThe network will lay some people off and leave some positions unfilled.
    By Adam Martin
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