It was less than a month ago when Newsweek’s headquarters was paid a visit by police, and now CNN’s Hadas Gold is saying that top editors at the magazine have been sent packing.
Sources tell me staff at Newsweek have been told top editors are out and staff have been told they can go home for the day. Staff are worried and don’t know what’s going on https://t.co/sSNWx976FY
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) February 5, 2018
Newsweek fires its EIC, managing editor, and several top reporters who were investigating/reporting on the company's woes. Employees are being sent home for the day.https://t.co/drcgBEroLs
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) February 5, 2018
Newsweek in complete chaos, alcohol is out, remaining staff considered walkout, second insider tells mehttps://t.co/Cf7TMo7tik pic.twitter.com/NcirswTvLM
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) February 5, 2018
We’re a little torn here — obviously, we feel for staffers who have no idea if they still have jobs, but then again, Newsweek has taken such a hard-left turn lately that the name “Newsweek” didn’t even fit anymore. Being sold for a dollar certainly didn’t inspire the editors to shape up and present a more balanced viewpoint.
Oh well.
IT'S HAPPENING https://t.co/ZfJsIDWLEk
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) February 5, 2018
hooboy, that seems bad https://t.co/r6VVjY5ybR
— Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) February 5, 2018
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https://twitter.com/mimimayes13/status/960617392945684480
Sounds like we may now speak of Newsweek in past tense. https://t.co/hD5UJY6WK5
— Michael Haz (@Michael_Haz) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/960618797949444096
OMG. Saturday Night Massacre at liberal propaganda site.https://t.co/2KHTbradUA
— Stuart (@Ringo6) February 5, 2018
Little sympathy for ideologue propagandists masquerading as news media. https://t.co/rAu9Vosnil
— Kevin Brandl (@BrandlKvn) February 5, 2018
The former Newsweek editors turned the magazine into left wing garbage making Salon look centrist. Good riddance. https://t.co/pCgK7QFSTN
— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) February 5, 2018
They really did. Even a Newsweek insider said last month that the magazine “has descended into a content farm for last-resort clickbait.”
hate to see almost anyone out of job, but newsweek has been trash for years https://t.co/dYIxGoOlp0
— honestly, gravy is great year-round (@ichaseferalcats) February 5, 2018
Maybe too much bias costing them business? https://t.co/28i1uUAUVW
— Danny Z (@Danny_Z17) February 5, 2018
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Update:
Celeste Katz has already updated her Twitter bio:
My warmest thanks to the brave Newsweek editors and colleagues who supported and shared in my work — especially our recent, difficult stories about the magazine itself — before my dismissal today. I’ll sleep well tonight… and I’m looking for a job! ✌️ https://t.co/FL8UwztImI
— Celeste Katz Marston (@CelesteKatzNYC) February 5, 2018
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