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Huffington Post, Once a Beacon of Gender Equality, Is Shedding Women Editors Under BuzzFeed

Huffington Post, Once a Beacon of Gender Equality, Is Shedding Women Editors Under BuzzFeed On 3/12/21 at 1:04 PM EST The Huffington Post, once praised as a cutting-edge media outlet driven by women, is losing much of its female staff amid widespread layoffs, effectively dealing a blow to its progressive reputation in a male-dominated industry. After the website s acquisition by BuzzFeed was finalized last month, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced a restructuring effort that aims to fast-track HuffPost s path to profitability, according to a HuffPost report. Peretti reportedly told staff the website s losses amounted to approximately $20 million in 2020. This week was marred by layoffs at HuffPost. Peretti said the employment of 47 U.S. staff would be affected, including eight in management. HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Quebec were shut down altogether on Tuesday, leaving 23 employees without work. And on Friday,

CDC ponders partnership with Dollar General for COVID-19 vaccines, BuzzFeed slammed for recent layoffs, and TikTok introduces anti-harassment features

CDC ponders partnership with Dollar General for COVID-19 vaccines, BuzzFeed slammed for recent layoffs, and TikTok introduces anti-harassment features Also: Target and CVS partner on vaccine distribution, Twitter aims to launch ‘Spaces’ in April, 58% of creative teams have larger workloads, and more. Target is partnering with CVS to offer COVID-19 vaccines at 600 of its locations. “Our top priority since the onset of the pandemic: the health and safety of our team members, guests and the communities we serve,” Target said in a news release. Here are today’s top stories:   CDC weighs partnership with Dollar General to offer COVID-19 vaccines

BuzzFeed Lays Off 47 HuffPost Employees On Heels Of February Acquisition

Less than one month after its acquisition of HuffPost from Verizon Media, BuzzFeed has announced sweeping cuts to the HuffPost newsroom. As part of a restructuring, 47 employees in the U.S. have been laid off eight of whom work in management. This includes executive editor Hillary Frey, who had been leading the HuffPost U.S. newsroom following the departure of Lydia Polgreen, and executive director, international, Louise Roug. At the same time, HuffPost’s Canadian iteration will cease operations later this month. HuffPost reports that BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti told staff that the layoffs were being conducted to “fast-track the path to profitability” after HuffPost's losses totaled $20 million in 2020. “Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don’t have the resources to support another two years of losses,” he said, per HuffPost. “We want to ensure the homepage remains a top destination on the internet. We also want to maintain high traffic, preserve your mo

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