More than 500 journalists were laid off in January

Just the News ^ | February 1, 2024 | Ben Whedon

[george76]

Earlier this week, reports emerged that digital news outlet The Messenger would shut down entirely..

More than 500 journalists lost their jobs in January as multiple outlets shed staff in the face of adverse industry conditions.

A report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas highlighted the 528 layoffs across digital, print, and broadcast news media in January. The figure marked a substantial uptick from the 30 layoffs the firm identified the prior month and the highest total since last March's 532. The news industry lost more than 3,087 positions last year, an increase from 1,808 in 2022 and 1,511 in 2021. A total of 16,060 news job cuts occurred in 2020.

Earlier this week, reports emerged that digital news outlet The Messenger would shut down entirely, with employees reportedly learning of their layoffs from other outlets discussing the planned closure.

Other news outlets announced layoffs in January, including Time Magazine, Business Insider, The Los Angeles Times, according to Politico.

[DAC21]

And maybe one of them is smart enough to wake up to the red pill.

[Da Coyote]

Good start.

[Ronald77]

Wah, not my favorite people, if they weren’t liars and leftist I might feel sorry for them but I don’t.

[No name given]

Nor do I.

[No name given]

Here’s hoping.

[xp38]

That’s a shame

[silent majority rising]

How can that be? We haven’t journalists in this country for decades.

[CivilWarBrewing]

500 fewer CIA EMPLOYEES? Yeah right, they’ll be just fine.

[Lurker]

More.

And faster.

L

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[farmguy]

Shouldn’t that read:

More than 500 “journalists” were laid off in January

[Fai Mao]

Don’t care. Not sure I even wish them well.

[Mark]

The BEST and Brightest memorizing the phrase: “Would you like fries with that?”

[PeterPrinciple]

A report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas

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[xp38]

No we have those who bear false witness against their neighbors

[TBall]

I’m guilty I read headlines only all the time an usually get depressed. But dog gone if this headline didn’t cheer me up.

[rx]

One can only hope the decibel level of their echoes diminishes greatly.

[Eleutheria5]

Now they’re the forgotten men and women.

[RetiredTexasVet]

The communist/fascist state needs only a limited number of lackey “journalists” to puke their propaganda. Soon it will be down to one TV station and one official rag.