Huffpost Layoffs

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BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers weeks after acquisition.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/media/huffpost-layoffs-buzzfeed.html

Mar 24, 2021 — At a virtual company meeting, BuzzFeed’s chief executive, Jonah Peretti, said the layoffs were meant to stem losses at HuffPost . HuffPost , which …

Layoffs – HuffPost

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Laid-off housekeepers and other service workers fear their hotels are using the pandemic to permanently cut costs — and good union jobs.

BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers less than a month after …

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/09/huffpost-layoffs-buzzfeed-jonah-peretti

Mar 9, 2021 — The news website BuzzFeed has laid off 47 HuffPost workers in the US, the majority of them journalists, and closed down HuffPost’s Canadian …

HuffPost Layoffs: BuzzFeed Cuts 47 US Staffers After … – Variety

https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/huffpost-layoffs-buzzfeed-losses-1234925614/

Mar 9, 2021 — BuzzFeed is laying off 70 HuffPost employees as part of cost-cutting moves following the acquisition of HuffPost from Verizon Media.

Mass Layoffs at the Huffington Post Signal Doom for Journalism

https://jacobin.com/2021/03/mass-layoffs-huffington-post-digital-media-corporate-news

A massive round of layoffs at the Huffington Post confirms that the media industry stands at the edge of a precipice. The only way it can shield itself from …

Laid off during a pandemic: Former HuffPost employees find …

https://fortune.com/2021/03/10/covid-layoffs-huffpost-journalists-job-loss-buzzfeed-jonah-peretti/

Mar 10, 2021 — HuffPost and Buzzfeed, two large online publications, announced they would be merging on Feb. 16. On Tuesday, less than one month later, …

BuzzFeed Cuts 47 HuffPost Jobs After Acquisition – The Wrap

BuzzFeed Cuts 47 HuffPost Jobs After Acquisition

The HuffPost union, a division of WGA East, said that the layoffs included 33 union employees, representing nearly 30% of the unit. “We are devastated and …

Three weeks after acquisition, BuzzFeed lays off 47 …

https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/03/10/three-weeks-after-acquisition-buzzfeed-lays-off-47-employees-at-huffington-post

Mar 9, 2021 — BuzzFeed has laid off 47 employees of Huffington Post in the United States, three weeks after it acquired the company from Verizon Media, …

New owner Buzzfeed lays off 45 from HuffPost newsroom

https://apnews.com/article/media-layoffs-us-news-e9535c28cc6542c13fc189e4f0dc4c69

Mar 9, 2021 — NEW YORK (AP) — Buzzfeed announced Tuesday that it has laid off 45 reporters, editors and producers from the newly acquired HuffPost .

BuzzFeed takes buzzsaw to newly acquired HuffPost

https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/buzzfeed-takes-buzzsaw-to-newly-acquired-huffpost/

Mar 9, 2021 — “Today, we learned that 33 of our colleagues — nearly 30 percent of our unit — will be laid off . We are devastated and infuriated, particularly …

Frequently Asked Questions

Is HuffPost going out of business?

On February 16, 2021, BuzzFeed’s acquisition of HuffPost officially closed. On March 9, 2021, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said that the company had lost “around $20 million” during the previous year.

Why did BuzzFeed layoff employees?

At a virtual company meeting, BuzzFeed’s chief executive, Jonah Peretti, said the layoffs were meant to stem losses at HuffPost. HuffPost, which was previously owned by Verizon Media, lost more than $20 million last year and was on track to lose the same amount this year, Mr.

Who did BuzzFeed layoff?

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced Tuesday that 47 of the 190 HuffPost employees in the US would be laid off and that HuffPost Canada would be shut down, affecting 23 employees. HuffPost union said the cuts in the US affected 33 of its members, representing 30% of its unit.