Scripps News to lay off 250, will shut down broadcast channel
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The E. W. Scripps Company will effectively pull the plug on its rolling national news channel Scripps News shortly in mid-November, the company’s chief executive Adam Symson confirmed in a memo to employees on Friday.
In the note, Symson said Scripps News will revert to its roots as a streaming news brand, but will no longer be distributed on broadcast TV across the country and will significantly pare down the amount of live shows it produces.
The move will result in the loss of around 250 full-time, part-time and contract employees, according to a person who spoke with The Desk on background early Friday morning. Most of the affected workers are based in Atlanta, Denver and Cincinnati, though some work for the Scripps News brand in other parts of the country.
Symson said the number of jobs that will be lost exceeds 200. A core...
The E. W. Scripps Company will effectively pull the plug on its rolling national news channel Scripps News shortly in mid-November, the company’s chief executive Adam Symson confirmed in a memo to employees on Friday.
In the note, Symson said Scripps News will revert to its roots as a streaming news brand, but will no longer be distributed on broadcast TV across the country and will significantly pare down the amount of live shows it produces.
The move will result in the loss of around 250 full-time, part-time and contract employees, according to a person who spoke with The Desk on background early Friday morning. Most of the affected workers are based in Atlanta, Denver and Cincinnati, though some work for the Scripps News brand in other parts of the country.
Symson said the number of jobs that will be lost exceeds 200. A core...
- 27/09/2024
- di Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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