{"id":1817710,"date":"2023-01-20T16:20:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1817710"},"modified":"2023-01-20T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:21:47","slug":"left-wing-media-outlet-vox-announces-mass-layoffs-union-furious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-media-outlet-vox-announces-mass-layoffs-union-furious\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing Media Outlet Vox Announces Mass Layoffs, Union \u2018Furious\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-wing-media-outlet-vox-announces-mass-layoffs-union-furious%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1817710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Leftist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/vox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vox<\/a> Announcement <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/unemployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">layoffs<\/a> This will have an impact on 7% of employees. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">companies<\/a> Similar measures are implemented in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox, stated in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/20\/vox-media-layoffs-january-2023?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_campaign=editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">note<\/a> to staff members obtained by Axios that several teams across the company\u2019s revenue, editorial, and operations departments will be impacted by the dismissals. The company has already made two more severe layoffs in the past year. This means that around 130 people could be losing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, in this economic climate, we\u2019re not able to sustain projects and areas of the business that have not performed as anticipated, are less core to where we see the biggest opportunities in the coming years, or where we don\u2019t have enough rationale to support ongoing investment in what could be a prolonged downturn,\u201d Bankoff stated.<\/p>\n<p>Vox Media Union stated that certain of its members were affected. \u201cWe\u2019re furious at the way the company has approached these layoffs, and are currently discussing how to best serve those who just lost their jobs,\u201d The group <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vox_union\/status\/1616462053782294534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Use social media.<\/p>\n<p>The News Guild of New York <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyguild\/status\/1616509067664719872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a> The layoffs are related to \u201cpoor economic climate\u201d Never forget \u201cbloated executive salaries or millions spent on stock buybacks,\u201d Remarking on how Vox and other outlets were harmed by the layoffs \u201cthe essential work of their employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bankoff stated in the note that although the company doesn&#8217;t expect any further layoffs, it will continue to make them. \u201ckeep a tight control on expenses and consider implementing other cost savings measures as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These layoffs are in response to other headcount reductions by top companies in the area. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/entertainment-giants-and-media-companies-announce-massive-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media and entertainment<\/a> industry. CNN CEO Christ Licht <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/01\/media\/cnn-layoffs\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">initiated<\/a> Last month saw hundreds of firings and the end of live programming on cable channel HLN. In a memo to employees, Licht <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-chief-lets-go-of-hundreds-of-employees-at-company-guts-sister-network-hln-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> That the strategic review that resulted in the dismissals was to achieve the stated goal of the strategy review was not to \u201cbetter align our people, processes and resources with our future priorities, strengthen our ability to deliver on CNN\u2019s core journalistic mission and enable us to innovate in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fred Ryan, Washington Post CEO, is also featured. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-washington-post-staffers-irate-after-layoffs-announced-ceo-balks-as-grievance-session-unfolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> An outlet was unable to accommodate employees at the recent town hall meeting. \u201ckeep spending on initiatives that no longer align with readers\u2019 interests.\u201d Ryan stated that he would not permit the meeting to turn into a &#8220;sitting room&#8221; by adding that there was video footage of employees complaining about job losses. \u201cgrievance session.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet may increase headcount as the company shifts its resources to new verticals. The Washington Post Guild is still involved. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PostGuild\/status\/1602773561353146376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lambasted<\/a> Ryan dismissed features and magazine employees without offering compensation \u201cjobs elsewhere in the newsroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Companies in the technology sector also face layoffs, as thousands of employees are being dismissed at legacy media outlets. Amazon, Google and Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-white-house-brushed-off-concerns-about-mass-firings-at-microsoft-and-amazon-now-google-is-laying-off-employees-too\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> Their intention is to reduce headcount by an average of 40,000 workers in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters spoke to Karine Jean Pierre, White House Press Secretary earlier this week, about the layoffs. She was asked if they were a bad sign for overall economic growth. \u201cI don\u2019t have a comment on specific moves announced by particular companies,\u201d She responded. \u201cAs you know, we\u2019re very careful from here talking about private companies. But more broadly speaking, layoffs remain near record lows according to job openings data.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leftist media outlet Vox announced layoffs that will impact 7% of employees as other companies in the sector implement similar measures. Vox CEO Jim Bankoff said in a note to staff members obtained by Axios that several teams across the company\u2019s revenue, editorial, and operations departments will be impacted by the dismissals. 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