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ESPN Layoffs Begin With Behind-the-Scenes Staff
Barrett Sports Media will continue updating this story as more details become available.
ESPN Expected To Ask Some Talent To Choose Between Pay Cut or Layoff
"People are going to have decisions to make on that. They might end up just leaving and getting paid their full contract."
Disney Will Pay Billions For The NBA While People Get Laid Off And That’s OK
"There very well could be a PR hit of some sort, but Disney is, at its core, a content company. The NBA is some of ESPN’s and ABC’s best sports content."
NPR Staff Confront CEO Over Diversity & Layoffs
"In February, Lansing had broken the news to NPR staff that the network would have to cut most vacant positions and lay off around 10% of its current staff due to a "sharp decline" in advertisement revenues."
NFL Network Cuts Continue With Willie McGinest
"McGinest is currently in the middle of a lawsuit resulting from an incident in a LA-area restaurant in December."
ESPN Employees Brace For Major Layoffs
"According to Front Office Sports, 700 jobs have been cut, including those of anchors, reporters and analysts, since 2015."
Dan Le Batard: What is the Market for Sports Journalism if Sports Illustrated is Dead?
"What is your market if people aren't clamoring for it?"
NBC News Union Workers Walk Out To Protest Layoffs
"We’re here, and they have a legal obligation to bargain with us before they make changes to our workplace."
Vox Media Layoffs Hit SB Nation Hard
"Not only are many writers and podcasters out, Awful Announcing reports that SB Nation's coverage of hockey and soccer have taken major hits."
The Washington Post Tells Staffers Layoffs Are Coming
"A number of positions will be eliminated. We anticipate it will be a single digit percentage of our employee base, and we will finalize those plans over the coming weeks."