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ABC News Lays Off 22 More People in Final Round of Cuts
LOS ANGELES: The last of the lay-offs at ABC News resulted in
22 people losing their jobs, the Los
Angeles Times reports. The number was smaller than expected due to the 300
or so folks who elected to take buy-outs. The news division previously
announced that it would cut 350 to 400 employees from its 1,400-person staff in
a restructuring.
The final round of cuts came yesterday, the
Times
said. The network news division shed jobs to cut costs. The newspaper says
full-timers have been replaced by freelancers on shows such as “20/20” and “Primetime,”
and that ABC now has fewer correspondents around the country. Those that remain
are becoming one-person bands, writing, shooting and editing their own stories.
ABC is also closing its bureaus throughout the United States, except for the
one in Washington, D.C. The Los Angeles bureau formerly had more than 40 staff
members.
The
Times has details at Company
Town.
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