Anger at Murdoch After National Geographic Layoffs
Dark times for a venerable organization.
When layoffs happen, who is to blame, really? In the case of National Geographic, which announced yesterday it was laying off 180 employees across the organization, a lot of it was directed toward Rupert Murdoch.
If you recall, back in September it was announced that National Geographic was going for-profit for the first time in its 127 years of existence, thanks to the Murdoch-owned 21st Century Fox purchase of a controlling stake in the company.
Here’s Paul Farhi‘s obligatory but nonetheless foreshadow-y final paragraph on the buyout back in September:
There was no word on whether the transaction, which has been approved by the society’s board and is expected to close at the end of the year, will lead to layoffs.
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