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Feminist news website Jezebel gets the axe
I coulda bought Jezebel.
Why it matters: The cuts are the latest in a string of changes G/O Media has made to its portfolio in recent years amid volatility in the digital media industry. Catch up quick: G/O Media, the parent to niche consumer websites including Gizmodo, Kotaku and The Root, laid off 13 staffers in June. The company sold its lifestyle website Lifehacker to Ziff Davis in March. Last month, Axios reported that the company was trying to sell Jezebel. Details: In a memo to staff Thursday, G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller said the company will restructure "a good number of our teams (eliminating some positions while adding some others), rethinking our editorial management structure and making a very painful change to our portfolio." More at the link Related: Jezebel: 2023-05-21 Karine Jean-Pierre Ignites Angry Reactions for Saying Children ‘Belong to All of Us' Jezebel: 2021-10-05 Raging Lunatic Who Filmed Kyrsten Sinema in the Bathroom Speaks out Jezebel: 2020-09-03 Jezebelic: BLM leaders call on the spirits of the dead Posted by: badanov 2023-11-11 |
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