CNN Lays Off 40+ Senior Journalists

Breibart - Big Journalism ^ | 1-23-2014 | John Nolte

[Sir Napsalot]

The Financial Times reports that more than 40-plus senior journalists have just been laid off at CNN and its sister network, HLN. Most of the layoffs occurred in November, were concentrated in Washington, Atlanta, and New York, and, according to CNN, mostly involved those already closing in on retirement.

One person fired, however, was a pregnant producer just two weeks away from giving birth.

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A spokesperson told the Financial Times that around 100 new people will be added to the staff and that the network is not "abandoning news by any stretch of the imagination," but merely "expanding the definition of news."

[Sir Napsalot]

Reporting 'news' from social media is not reporting news. And thus they have to "expanding the definition of news."

[null and void]

It doesn’t take an expensive journ-o-list to regurgitate a White House press release.

[Sir Napsalot]

Note: Most of the laid off occurred last Nov.

But only now becomes ‘news’.

[ontap]

40+ liberals paying for their votes....it’s hell when one is hoisted on ones own petard. ROTFLMAO!!!

[mountn man]

CNN Lays Off 40+ Senior Journalists

Its not like they really needed them or used them.

[Dilbert San Diego]

CNN has journalists? Who knew?

Geez, you would swear that people such as Wolf Blitzer and Candy Crowley are Obama campaign operatives, not news reporters.

[Starboard]

They do not qualify as journalists if they work for CNN. They are spinners and propagandists.

[brownsfan]

“It doesn’t take an expensive journ-o-list to regurgitate a White House press release.”

Spot on!

[Christian1]

Only read the headline and it just cheered me up.
It is wonderful NEWS.

[RightGeek]

Just getting rid of the higher salary older folks so that they can hire cheaper younger or foreign to replace them.

[DManA]

“expanding the definition of news.”

They hired 5 new “journalists” for the Kardashian beat.

[daku]

The ones that are left have to spin zeros bogus employment numbers.
I shouldn’t enjoy this, but I do

[Milton Miteybad]

A spokesperson told the Financial Times that around 100 new people will be added to the staff and that the network is not "abandoning news by any stretch of the imagination," but merely "expanding the definition of news."

Sounds more like CNN is expanding the definition of "unemployment" to include more people, such as those are now former CNN employees.

[WayneS]

A good start...

[Obadiah]

My guess is that all 40 of these people are now working directly for Obama in some federal government capacity... as opposed to working only indirectly for Obama at CNN.

[Vigilanteman]

CNN has journalists?

[Tupelo]

Sounds like the rumors of CNN moving from news to reality shows just may be true.
CNN will then be to news what The History Channel is to history.

[bray]

More Hope and Change for CDNNC Marxists.

Pray America is Waking