Verizon-Owned Huffington Post Lays Off 15 Unionized Writers, Eliminates Opinion Section – IOTW Report

Verizon-Owned Huffington Post Lays Off 15 Unionized Writers, Eliminates Opinion Section

The Huffington Post began laying off employees Thursday as part of its parent company Verizon Media Group’s corporate restructuring plans.

Breitbart: HuffPost employees started receiving calendar invitations to meet with human resources in the morning, according to HuffPost reporter Andy Campbell. Among the areas impacted was the opinion editorial team, which was eliminated, Deputy Opinion Editor Chloe Angyal reported.

Verizon is cutting about 800 jobs, or 7 percent of its media and advertising employees, as it reorganizes the troubled division. The wireless company had hoped to create an ad business that could compete with Google and Facebook. It spent roughly $10 billion buying up former Internet pioneers Yahoo and AOL. However, Verizon found benefits from integrating those two companies were less than expected. The company slashed the value of its media unit by nearly $5 billion in December. The new CEO of Verizon’s media division, Guru Gowrappan, informed employees of the layoffs in an email Wednesday. He says the division’s priorities will now include focusing on mobile and video products and stemming declines with desktop users.

According to Politico media reporter Michael Calderone, the number of unionized employees axed from the media company stands at 15 with more cuts scheduled to be announced.  read more

14 Comments on Verizon-Owned Huffington Post Lays Off 15 Unionized Writers, Eliminates Opinion Section

  1. Looks like Morning Joe’s Jive Keyboard Warrior Backdrops are gonna be a few (more than 2) feet people shorter. No Wonder MIKA and JOE BEEN HIDING.
    Be Back Next Week Peeps was their Last Word to their Staff.

    Double Sweet

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  2. @Supernightshade January 25, 2019 at 10:23 am

    > uh, as far as I could tell, EVERYTHING in the HuffPo was an opinion, and a pretty stupid one, too

    It’s a grrl thing. You wouldn’t understand.

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  3. I’d recommend that the people losing their jobs begin poring over the want ads “seeking to hire assholes” section. It’s a sure bet there’s opportunity out there for your skills.

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