Another Journalist Loses Paying Gig

Shecky’s brought the longtime freelancer and style maven on board in April to help relaunch the site and upgrade the content — a short-term contracted position she hoped would become full-time. But after three months Shecky’s decided to let her go, “due to budgetary concerns,” she said. And since she was working on a contract basis for the site, Gach was not offered severance and isn’t eligible for unemployment.