Massive Layoffs at HuffPo After Being Bought by Buzzfeed

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Buzzfeed has laid off 47 employees from newly acquired HuffPo and closed the Canadian branch. Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila discuss this, and the future of media, on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/tyt/live

Read more HERE: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/media/huffpost-layoffs-buzzfeed.html

“When BuzzFeed announced last year that it would buy HuffPost, it was expected that cost-cutting would follow the completion of the deal. On Tuesday, less than a month after the acquisition went through, BuzzFeed laid off 47 workers at HuffPost and closed the publication’s Canadian edition.”

Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Nando Vila

The Young Turks