I simply cannot help but think that if these companies were actually doing journalism rather than propaganda they might not have to shed all these fools. But, hey, let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth. Merry Christmas. 7,800 people have lost their jobs so far this year in a media landslide Benjamin Goggin Dec 10, 2019, 4:05 PM Thousands of people in the media industry have lost their jobs through layoffs or buyouts in 2019.Mike Blake/Michael Kovac/Lara O’Reilly/INSIDER In the past month, layoffs and cuts have hit Verizon Media, Gannett, the CBC, and Highsnobiety, bringing the total number of media layoffs, cuts, and buyouts in 2019 above 7,800, according to Business Insider’s tally. The latest cuts followed layoff and buyout announcements at BuzzFeed, Vice Media, and Disney. For comparison, it’s estimated that some 5,000 media jobs were cut from the market from...