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February 4, 2019

Vice Media, McClatchy Cuts Add to Spate of Media Layoffs
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Vice Media announced Friday it is laying off 10 percent of its staff, or
250 employees, in the latest cut to newsrooms around the country, which
has affected at least 2,000 people since the start of the year. Also on
Friday, reports emerged of cuts at Mc Clatchy, with the company
reportedly offering buyouts to 10 percent of its workers. In late
January, Buzz Feed, Huff Post and Gannett, which owns over 1,000
publications around the country, also announced layoffs, with around
1,400 people losing their jobs.


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