The children's graphic novel publisher has laid off several workers, including its v-p of marketing. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Subscription-based sports startup The Athletic has laid off several-dozen staffers and implemented company-wide pay cuts on Friday, while several editors, writers and producers at Vox Media's sports site SB Nation have accepted buyouts. In total, 46 staffers were laid off at The Athletic, a... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-05 17:49:09 UTC ]
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When Protocol, a new site focusing on technology coverage, launched in February, expectations were high. After all, the man behind the site—Robert Allbritton, who owns it through his holding company, Capital News—also helped create Politico, one of the most successful digital media companies of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-23 11:45:31 UTC ]
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Denver's Tattered Cover is the latest bookstore to report job losses, putting 100 employees on unpaid temporary leave. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Papercutz has landed rights for Scottish duo Metaphrog’s feminist graphic novel retelling of the Bluebeard folktale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 22:41:01 UTC ]
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Brit + Co is in pivot mode. The digital media company, which made a name for itself as a lifestyle destination site for women over the course of its eight-year existence, announced layoffs and changes to its business model this week. “It’s not news that the media industry has been... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares of video game company Activision Blizzard Inc. slid as much as 6% Monday morning in the first full day of trading since a report said the Santa Monica firm planned to announce layoffs Tuesday. Bloomberg reported Friday evening that the planned cuts come as the company faces slowing sales.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former New York Times editor skewers everyone in her new book, but ‘there isn’t one business model that’s going to save journalism’, she saysMerchants of Truth, the new book by the former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, is a deep dive into multiple crises that have bedeviled... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The current strain of schadenfreude coursing through the digital-publishing ecosystem regarding BuzzFeed is entirely understandable. Not particularly helpful, but entirely understandable.In late January, the Wall Street Journal reported that BuzzFeed was cutting 15 percent of its global... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A time of reckoning in digital media is upon us, and it’s time to take a closer look at the numbers. The post The Rundown: Wave of layoffs has publishers concerned appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media mergers between BuzzFeed and other top digital publishers are exciting to think about. But don't bet on them happening anytime soon. The post Video Briefing: BuzzFeed layoffs prompt new talk of mergers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Louis independent graphic novel publisher Lion Forge has announced a restructuring of the company that includes eliminating 12 positions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital news publisher and suddenly-strapped-for-cash Mic is in sales talks, according to sources familiar with the matter who speculated that Bustle Digital Group (BDG) or its founder, Bryan Goldberg, might end up buying it. Mic was founded in 2011 and has largely targeted millennials, covering... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_109685" align="alignright" width="488"] Meredith Corp.'s Des Moines, Iowa headquarters.[/caption] Meredith has taken further steps in its long-term reorganization strategy that began after its acquisition of Time Inc. nearly two years ago. The Wall Street Journal first... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At least 50 more employees have been let go as the integration continues, per sources. The post Layoffs Continue at Hearst Magazines After Rodale Acquisition appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After posting disappointing holiday results, Barnes & Noble instituted a round of layoffs yesterday that it says will save the company $40 million annually and result in severance payments of about $11 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The digital media bubble continues to show signs of bursting. Recode reports that Mashable–once valued at $250 million–is selling itself to publisher Ziff Davis for less than $50 million. The site will reportedly lay off about 50 employees and refocus coverage on “tech and tech-lifestyle... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European publishers are twice as likely as U.S. publishers to have laid off staff or plan to do so to support their pivots to video. The post Digiday Research: 33 percent of European publishers report layoffs to support the pivot to video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ramped up its cost cutting initiatives yesterday, laying off approximately 20 people in its trade division. The company would not comment on the number of job cuts, but admitted that "organizational changes" had been made. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(201) Magazine publisher, recently purchased by Gannett, will axe about half of its overall workforce. The post Layoffs Hit North Jersey Media Group appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publisher IBT Media on Monday announced a new executive management structure that represents a step back for Etienne Uzac, who co-founded the company in the mid-aughts with Johnathan Davis and has served as chief executive.Dev Pragad, who began IBT Media's U.K. operation in 2009, and has... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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