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| Layoffs hit Politico, Politico sez "No way!" |
| 2013-01-08 |
| From TFA: Since its 2007 debut, Politico has expanded its newsroom quickly while some legacy media outlets, like the Washington Post, have scaled back. But Politico isn't immune from having to restructure in the face of industry demands, and in recent days, it has laid off some staffers. "So, now I'm self-employed," photographer Jay Westcott tweeted Saturday. "Just got laid off by Politico." Jess Kamen, a technology reporter for Politico and Politico Pro, was also laid off, according to newsroom sources. There are believed to have been more layoffs, the sources say, but it's unclear how many at this time. Politico editor-in-chief John Harris disputed any suggestion that Politico is retrenching, telling The Huffington Post that "we're continuing to grow." "I expect we'll be larger at the end of 2013 than at the beginning of 2013," Harris said, adding that the organization has a "clear mandate" from publisher Robert Allbritton to expand. In a follow-up email, Harris pointed out that Politico has 30 more employees than this time last year and that he expects staff to grow "by 30 more in the weeks and months ahead." |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 "We're not laying people off. We're just becoming more selective in who we pay." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-01-08 17:42 |
| #3 #1 Politico has 30 more employees than this time last year Shovel-ready jobs? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-08 16:54 |
| #2 John Harris: ex-Washington Post (21 years), also a stay at Brookings Institute. Politico did well eyeball-wise during the recent election coverage. Essentially it's what the Washington Post would have been had it gone digital early. Appears there has been no post-election bounce. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-01-08 16:41 |
| #1 Politico has 30 more employees than this time last year and that he expects staff to grow "by 30 more in the weeks and months ahead." Are those all 30+ hours Obamacare qualified employees or just part-timers? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-01-08 08:00 |