As I listened to this, I kept remembering an interview I saw decades ago, with Gideon Yago, former correspondent / reporter for MTV. He lamented the news "stars" and personalities in news media. Their 7 figure salaries represent the very real loss of thousands of rank and file reporters and staff that could be out there uncovering news, checking facts, digging deep and uncovering lies, scandals and the kind of corruption that is now a de rigueur in our government.
So as all these media darlings that are losing their jobs - or taking buyouts so they don't have to defend their willful mis mal and nonfeasance - good riddance. Here's to hoping the publishers and owners wise up and start hiring hundreds and hundreds of people in the news rooms, sharing desks, correcting each others' stories and helping them "get it right"!!
Here is a list of known media figures who have been purged (e.g., fired, quit in protest, or resigned amid shifts) or taken buyouts in 2025, along with the companies they left:
As I listened to this, I kept remembering an interview I saw decades ago, with Gideon Yago, former correspondent / reporter for MTV. He lamented the news "stars" and personalities in news media. Their 7 figure salaries represent the very real loss of thousands of rank and file reporters and staff that could be out there uncovering news, checking facts, digging deep and uncovering lies, scandals and the kind of corruption that is now a de rigueur in our government.
So as all these media darlings that are losing their jobs - or taking buyouts so they don't have to defend their willful mis mal and nonfeasance - good riddance. Here's to hoping the publishers and owners wise up and start hiring hundreds and hundreds of people in the news rooms, sharing desks, correcting each others' stories and helping them "get it right"!!
Here is a list of known media figures who have been purged (e.g., fired, quit in protest, or resigned amid shifts) or taken buyouts in 2025, along with the companies they left:
- Glenn Kessler: The Washington Post
- Jonathan Capehart: The Washington Post
- Philip Bump: The Washington Post
- Joe Davidson: The Washington Post
- Eugene Robinson: The Washington Post
- Ann Telnaes: The Washington Post
- Ruth Marcus: The Washington Post
- Jen Rubin: The Washington Post
- Catherine Rampell: The Washington Post
- Michael Sneed: Chicago Sun-Times
- Richard Roeper: Chicago Sun-Times
- Rick Morrissey: Chicago Sun-Times
- Lorraine Forte: Chicago Sun-Times
- Tom Frisbie: Chicago Sun-Times
- Marlen Garcia: Chicago Sun-Times
- Rick Telander: Chicago Sun-Times
- Dan Haar: Chicago Sun-Times
- Scott Fornek: Chicago Sun-Times
- John O’Neill: Chicago Sun-Times
- Alex Wood Morton: Fortune
- Oliver Smith: Fortune
- Ryan Hogg: Fortune
- Prarthana Prakash: Fortune
- Mike Butcher: TechCrunch
- Rob Wotton: Sky Sports News
- Teddy Draper: Sky Sports News
- Jasper Taylor: Sky Sports News
- Jeremy Langdon: Sky Sports News
- Melissa Reddy: Sky Sports News
- Fadumo Olow: Sky Sports News
- Lindsay Dodgson: Business Insider
- Marty Swant: Digiday
- Kristina Monllos: Digiday
- Chelsea Stark: Polygon
- Chris Plante: Polygon
- Tony Maglio: IndieWire
- Erin Strecker: IndieWire
- Tom Brueggemann: IndieWire
- Natalie Berry: UK Climbing