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Vox Media Layoffs Wipe Out Most SB Nation Hockey, MLS Sites

January 20, 2023

With Newspaper Owners Like Gannett, Who Needs Enemies?

Diana Moskovitz

August 19, 2022

A GateHouse Media owned Palm Beach Post and the Gannett Co. owned USA Today are seen for sale at a newsstand on August 05, 2019 in Palm Beach, Florida. The Post now is also owned by Gannett

Media Meltdowns

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti No Longer Pretending To Care

March 22, 2022

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Buzzfeed Jonah Peretti gestures as he speaks during a session at The Viva Technology Event in Paris on June 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

Media Meltdowns

HuffPost Staffers Grill Jonah Peretti Over Layoffs, Diversity

March 15, 2021

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

Media Meltdowns

Jonah Peretti Lays Off 47 HuffPost Staffers In Latest “Bloodbath”

March 9, 2021

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

Media Meltdowns

ESPN Layoffs Signal Arrival Of Sports Broadcasting’s Grim Future

Kelsey McKinney

November 5, 2020

an ESPN cameraman stands in front of a basketball court

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