The announcement is filled with Libs and Cons in the replies and quotes celebrating. You have people posting Kamala and Biden gifs, calling them Putin shills, of course Israel defenders, and also Greenwald stans, “learn to code“ types etc.
The text:
Dear team,
I am writing to share a challenging update.
Today The Intercept is parting ways with many talented and beloved colleagues.
Like many news outlets, The Intercept is facing significant financial challenges. To become sustainable, we need to make some changes - which unfortunately include 15 staff reductions across the organization.
With the board’s approval, the leadership team has a plan that we believe paves the way for a more sustainable financial foundation for The Intercept so that we can continue to produce high-quality investigative journalism. We have also implemented other cost-saving measures, including significant salary cuts for the leadership team and the flattening of the management team, to minimize the impact as much as possible.
If your role is being eliminated, you will receive a calendar invitation within the next fifteen minutes to meet individually with the - message cut off -
We will also hold a staff meeting later this afternoon for the remaining staff. We will use that time to answer questions and discuss our path forward. Meeting details will be shared shortly.
These changes include the departure of Editor-in-Chief Roger Hodge. We thank Roger for his leadership of the newsroom and contributions during our transition to an independent organization, and we wish him well. This is a difficult and emotional day for all of us. We are losing colleagues who reported, edited, and produced vital journalism and have done incredible work to bring important stories to life. We are grateful for all their contributions.
There will be plenty of time in the coming weeks to talk about The Intercept’s future, and how we can work together to become financially sustainable while continuing to produce impactful journalism. Today, we are focused on supporting our colleagues.
Thank you
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I’ll just assume nobody from “the board” was fired. Can’t be firing the people who don’t actually work!
At the beginning of a meeting to cut costs… “Are those pastries fresh? I hate it when they’re kind of stale… Really? They’re fresh? Great!” Sometime later: “Well, we must make some hard choices. It’s unfortunate but that’s life. How many people are should be fire - oops - I mean layoff. I don’t know why I made that mistake. Remember - phrasing is key, people.”
The meeting ends and they grab another pastry to have at home. Why not? They’re really good!