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G/O Media lays off journalists, including Linda Codega
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<blockquote data-quote="darjr" data-source="post: 9187962" data-attributes="member: 52905"><p>[callout]Jezebel was a good website. Our statement:[/callout]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324560[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]324561[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]324562[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]324563[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]324564[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darjr, post: 9187962, member: 52905"] [callout]Jezebel was a good website. Our statement:[/callout] [ATTACH type="full" width="273px" alt="Jezebel was a good website. Our statement:"]324560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="200px" alt="GMG Union Statement on Today's Layoffs Today, with no warning, G/O Media laid off 23 people across multiple outlets, including; Deadspin, Gizmodo, io9, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, The Onion, The Onion Art Department, and Quartz. These layoffs are cruel and entirely preventable. Jezebel, which has been a pillar of fearless journalism and important cultural commentary since 2007, was shut down entirely. G/O Media management failed to undertake the range of cost cutting options it had -like furloughs, voluntary reduced hours, staff buyouts, and executive pay cuts--before laying off employees. Some of these layoffs come immediately after sites have made other hires for the same pay rate, raising questions about whether the layoffs had any forethought or were merely done at the whims of a capricious CEO.'s Layoffs Today, with no warning, G/O Media laid off 23 people across multiple outlets, including; Deadspin, Gizmodo, io9, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, The Onion, The Onion Art Department, and Quartz. These layoffs are cruel and entirely preventable. Jezebel, which has been a pillar of fearless journalism and important cultural commentary since 2007, was shut down entirely. G/O Media management failed to undertake the range of cost cutting options it had -like furloughs, voluntary reduced hours, staff buyouts, and executive pay cuts--before laying off employees. Some of these layoffs come immediately after sites have made other hires for the same pay rate, raising questions about whether the layoffs had any forethought or were merely done at the whims of a capricious CEO."]324561[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="200px" alt="GG Union Statement on Today's Layoffs It is particularly egregious that G/O Media chose to lay off journalists whose skills and beats are so valuable to the current political and cultural moment. By laying off writers and investigative reporters who focus on bodily autonomy, technology, climate change, and culture, the company has left itself unprepared to deal with the biggest stories of our modern world- stories that require a deft, knowledgeable hand in reporting. These cuts affect not only our network, but every reader who relied on this expert coverage to understand their own changing rights and place within the world.'s Layoffs It is particularly egregious that G/O Media chose to lay off journalists whose skills and beats are so valuable to the current political and cultural moment. By laying off writers and investigative reporters who focus on bodily autonomy, technology, climate change, and culture, the company has left itself unprepared to deal with the biggest stories of our modern world- stories that require a deft, knowledgeable hand in reporting. These cuts affect not only our network, but every reader who relied on this expert coverage to understand their own changing rights and place within the world."]324562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="200px" alt="GMG Union Statement on Today's Layoffs The layoffs, and specifically the closure of Jezebel, also underscore fundamental flaws in the ad-supported media model, where concerns about brand safety limit supporting content about the biggest, most important stories of the day stories that generate enormous traffic because people read and share them. Rather than rethink this model, G/0 management has decided to shutter the brand entirely because of its strategic and commercial ineptitude. Jezebel was a good website, and the journalists who worked there were exemplary, brilliant, and deserved better than to have their site shuttered with no warning. Each of the journalists affected were experts in their beat, and have worked for years to develop their voice and skills. They did not deserve to be arbitrarily laid off due to restructuring when options remained available to G/0 Media. Some of the journalists affected include:'s Layoffs The layoffs, and specifically the closure of Jezebel, also underscore fundamental flaws in the ad-supported media model, where concerns about brand safety limit supporting content about the biggest, most important stories of the day stories that generate enormous traffic because people read and share them. Rather than rethink this model, G/0 management has decided to shutter the brand entirely because of its strategic and commercial ineptitude. Jezebel was a good website, and the journalists who worked there were exemplary, brilliant, and deserved better than to have their site shuttered with no warning. Each of the journalists affected were experts in their beat, and have worked for years to develop their voice and skills. They did not deserve to be arbitrarily laid off due to restructuring when options remained available to G/0 Media. Some of the journalists affected include:"]324563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="200px" alt="Jezebel Kady Ruth Ashcraft @kady ruth kadyruth@gmail.com Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung kyliec515@gmail.com Caitlin Cruz @CaitlinRCruz caitlinrcruz@protonmail.com Audra Heinrichs @audraheinrichs audraheinrichs16@gmail.com Rich Juzwiak @richjuz richjuz@gmail.com Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas susanrinkunaswrites@gmail.com Lauren Tousignant @L tousignant Lauren.tousignant@gmail.com Jalopnik Kyle Hyatt @kylejhyatt info@kylehyatt.com Gizmodo Mack DeGeurin @mackdegeurin mack.degeurin@gmail.com Nikki Main @nlmain1 nikkimain15@gmail.com Angely Mercado amercado92@gmail.com io9 Linda Codega @lincodega Ihcodega@gmail.com Kotaku Ashley Bardhan @ashleybardhan ashleybardhan@gmail.com Isaiah Colbert @shineyezehuhh eyezehuhh@gmail.com"]324564[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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