Mass Layoffs, Chaos At 'Sports Illustrated' Spark Journalists' Rebellion
Executives told staff members on Thursday that about half the newsroom would be laid off, according to two people present at the meetings. The 65-year-old magazine will be run by a digital publisher.
by David Folkenflik
Oct 03, 2019
2 minutes
Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET
The revered 65-year-old Sports Illustrated magazine is in a state of bedlam.
In meetings Thursday afternoon, managers told staff members that about half the newsroom would be laid off, according to two people present at the meetings.
NPR obtained a petition signed by approximately three-quarters of 's journalists asking its new owners not to deliver control of the
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