Steve HermanJan 23, 2024
LA Times staffers say ~150 of their colleagues were laid off today in a Zoom webinar by HR with chat disabled and no Q&A.
Show threadSteve HermanJan 23, 2024
As Shira Stein at the SF Chronicle points out, there are now just eight reporters, including her, covering Washington, DC for California newspapers.
Show threadSteve HermanJan 23, 2024
Among those let go today by the LA Times -- White House reporter Courtney Subramanian.
Show threadSteve HermanJan 23, 2024
Meanwhile Time magazine's union says management today "laid off 15% of our unit members, with additional layoffs in edit and business. We are heartbroken and outraged for our colleagues who lost their jobs."
Show threadNuncio Bitis 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 🇺🇦
@w7voa So all these news media are laying off reporters? Why? So they can use AI to write the news?
LOL
This is going to be interesting
Jan 23, 2024 at 9:54pmWeb
Show threadMichael WeissJan 24, 2024
@Nuncio @w7voa because the money for print advertising has mostly evaporated. Print media got far more money from advertising than they ever got from subscriptions. There just hasn't been a good replacement economic model since Craigslist launched.