BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts

Online publisher announces job losses to shore up finances as Verizon unveils plan to sack 800 workersBuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off hundreds of staff, as digital media firms struggle to turn a profit while dealing with the same financial issues that have plagued traditional publishers for years.Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s founder, said about 200 staff would be leaving, while in a separate announcement Verizon Media Group – the owner of HuffPost, Yahoo, and AOL – said it would sack about 800 employees. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Media Buyers Think About Print Cuts at O, The Oprah Magazine

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[ AdWeek | 2020-07-28 19:52:06 UTC ]
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Lume Books acquires Jane Holland’s latest psychological thriller

Indie publisher Lume Books will publish the latest psychological thriller from Jane Holland, Someone to Care.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 09:26:34 UTC ]
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Publishers Association hails ‘biggest year ever for UK publishing’ in latest report

The PA’s annual yearbook has found across-the-board growth for the book trade, with total invoiced sales up 3.5% on its last report—but Brexit and Covid-19 could endanger the recent gains Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 18:16:32 UTC ]
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Staff Union, Lifehacker EIC Rebuke G/O Media Over Firing of Travel Writer

The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday for firing the site's travel writer, Imani Bashir, without severance pay after finding that it was unable to continue employing her as a non-U.S. resident. In a... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-20 16:06:59 UTC ]
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Staff Union, Lifehacker EIC Rebuke G/O Media Over Firing of Travel Writer

The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday over the abrupt firing of the site's travel writer—the latest in a long string of public disputes between management and staff at the one-year-old digital media... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-20 16:06:59 UTC ]
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Some publishing staff set to work from home until 2021

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-19 14:53:46 UTC ]
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Vox Media Announces Layoffs for 6% of Its Staff

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-16 14:53:51 UTC ]
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Hachette tracks uplift in BAME staff numbers but pay gap widens

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 04:28:27 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 13:56:37 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-02 08:48:53 UTC ]
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HarperCollins brings back all furloughed staff

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The Sun and Times publisher warns of job cuts due to coronavirus

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-11 12:06:20 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-09 21:44:49 UTC ]
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