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Title: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Ptarmigan on December 08, 2022, 06:37:45 PM
Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
https://www.dailyfetched.com/avalanche-of-media-outlets-are-firing-staff-or-shutting-down-completely/

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More and more media outlets are firing staff or shutting down altogether as the economy under President Joe Biden continues to tank amid a huge public narrative shift.

One left-leaning outlet, The Recount, shut down entirely after receiving a whopping $34,000,000 from investors, which they can’t make back.

The outlet needed help finding a profitable business model.

Meanwhile, AMC network announced it was laying off a fifth of its staff. The layoffs at AMC Networks come at a time when several media companies, including Amazon and Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, are making deep cuts to their employee base to navigate a potential downturn in the economy, the Daily Mail noted.

Earlier this week, BuzzFeed announced it would be axing 12% of its workforce.

The news media is shrinking as layoff happen.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: SVPete on December 08, 2022, 06:46:45 PM
[DU] I blame Trump!!! [/DU]
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Drafe Hoblin on December 08, 2022, 10:42:35 PM
Is the media checking what percentage of women are being fired by the media versus what percentage of men are being fired by the media?
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: DefiantSix on December 09, 2022, 07:04:57 AM
Is the media checking what percentage of women are being fired by the media versus what percentage of men are being fired by the media?

 :stirpot:  :-)
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: SVPete on December 09, 2022, 08:05:08 AM
I still say it's at least partly Trump's fault! :-) 7 1/2 years of Hate-Trump partisanship in the context of long-established general distrust for the "news" media and easy at-your-convenience access to news from myriad alternate and local news sources was sheer idiocy.

For example, https://freebeacon.com/media/washington-post-biden-fail/ . Because Trump is no longer in office, the WashPost has lost about 20% of its subscribers over the past 2 years. :-)
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Eupher on December 09, 2022, 01:22:42 PM
I still say it's at least partly Trump's fault! :-) 7 1/2 years of Hate-Trump partisanship in the context of long-established general distrust for the "news" media and easy at-your-convenience access to news from myriad alternate and local news sources was sheer idiocy.

For example, https://freebeacon.com/media/washington-post-biden-fail/ . Because Trump is no longer in office, the WashPost has lost about 20% of its subscribers over the past 2 years. :-)

Agree completely. Trump fueled the leftist media and now that he's gone, there ain't no more money to be made.

Of course, if DeSantis were to be elected in 2024, the media will ramp up most ricky-tick. They gotsta have someone to hate and if it ain't Trump, it'll be whoever's in office.

Of course, with the moron GOPe running the show, I wouldn't bet on the Repubs doing anything but caving in to the left.  :whatever:
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Old n Grumpy on December 09, 2022, 02:01:11 PM
They need to learn how to code  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :bird:
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: SVPete on December 09, 2022, 02:27:09 PM
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Of course, if DeSantis were to be elected in 2024, the media will ramp up most ricky-tick. They gotsta have someone to hate and if it ain't Trump, it'll be whoever's in office.
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The MSM already have their Hate-DeSantis grist mill turning, but not at full speed or volume. They're POed that FL's Covid death rate is similar to NY's and lower than NJ's, despite handling Covid very differently. Abbott has a similar death-rate vs. handling issue in the MSM's eyes.

It doesn't take much foresight, but come late 2023 and to the end of primaries season, the MSM will dump hate and vitriol on any and every somewhat or better conservative candidate, and lionize some selected RINO they hope to propel to the R nomination (after which will come the hate and vitriol dump).
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 09, 2022, 03:18:10 PM
The MSM already have their Hate-DeSantis grist mill turning, but not at full speed or volume. They're POed that FL's Covid death rate is similar to NY's and lower than NJ's, despite handling Covid very differently. Abbott has a similar death-rate vs. handling issue in the MSM's eyes.

It doesn't take much foresight, but come late 2023 and to the end of primaries season, the MSM will dump hate and vitriol on any and every somewhat or better conservative candidate, and lionize some selected RINO they hope to propel to the R nomination (after which will come the hate and vitriol dump).

The lib-turd media has already been "downfield blocking" by slamming DeSantis at every opportunity. But yes, he or whomever becomes the early clubhouse leader of the Republican Party will be bashed and the vitriol will be ramped up just as much as their Trump Derangement Syndrome. I'm old enough to remember when liberals considered President George W. Bush "Hitler" on a daily basis. Their hate is transitory, the new favorite word in lib speak.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: ExGeeEye on December 10, 2022, 03:27:16 AM
AMC the theater chain, or AMC the cable channel?
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: DefiantSix on December 10, 2022, 09:59:50 AM
They need to learn how to code  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :bird:

NPCs don't code: NPCs get coded...

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/999/801/9cd.jpg)
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 10, 2022, 12:42:21 PM
AMC the theater chain, or AMC the cable channel?

From the link, it sounds as if they're referring to the AMC cable channel. Which is a separate entity from AMC theaters.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Eupher on December 10, 2022, 03:51:00 PM
The MSM already have their Hate-DeSantis grist mill turning, but not at full speed or volume. They're POed that FL's Covid death rate is similar to NY's and lower than NJ's, despite handling Covid very differently. Abbott has a similar death-rate vs. handling issue in the MSM's eyes.

Yup. They did the same shit with McLame, but of course he was a RINO. The media loved him up until the point he started to have a chance. Yeah, McLame having selected Palin had a bit to do with it, but not as much as the media's hatred for anything other than communism.

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It doesn't take much foresight, but come late 2023 and to the end of primaries season, the MSM will dump hate and vitriol on any and every somewhat or better conservative candidate, and lionize some selected RINO they hope to propel to the R nomination (after which will come the hate and vitriol dump).

Yeah, I can think of a few right off the bat. Thom Tillis, who is the most despised RINO at the moment, ditto for John Cornyn. Despicable turds who don't have a clue except how to drop from the aft end of an asshole.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: SVPete on December 10, 2022, 04:36:57 PM
My possibly flawed memory of the 2008 primary campaign is that the MSM basically resuscitated McCain's moribund campaign, and very soon after he had enough delegates to win the nomination the MSM started dumping on him. IOW, they set him up so they could knock him down.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Eupher on December 10, 2022, 05:17:36 PM
My possibly flawed memory of the 2008 primary campaign is that the MSM basically resuscitated McCain's moribund campaign, and very soon after he had enough delegates to win the nomination the MSM started dumping on him. IOW, they set him up so they could knock him down.

Whatevs. The point is, the media loves to play both ends against the middle with the idea being to trash whoever the competition might be. Communism rules!
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Ptarmigan on December 15, 2022, 09:34:02 AM
WaPo Staffers Erupt After Publisher Announces Layoffs At ‘Town Hall’
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/14/wapo-staff-town-hall-fred-ryan-layoffs/

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Staff at The Washington Post erupted Wednesday after publisher Fred Ryan refused to take questions from staff after announcing layoffs.

The Washington Post’s chief spokesperson Kathy Baird confirmed that an unspecified “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. This will not be a net reduction in Post headcount” Baird said.

The layoffs at WaPo are looking to commence soon.
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Eupher on December 15, 2022, 09:20:08 PM
I just love to see proggie on proggie carnage and mayhem.  :yahoo:
Title: Re: Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely
Post by: Drafe Hoblin on December 15, 2022, 09:43:26 PM
LOL...  Instead of the reverse, WaPo is sweeping the big pile over to the little pile by thinking they're going to gain subscribers by showcasing Taylor Lorenz's drivel on the front-page.