The Athletic layoffs

46 employees, 8 percent of workforce

Pay cuts of 10 percent through end of 2020, (sounds like more for those making $150K+)

Health care provided through end of 2020 for those who are laid off

Layoffs hit 8% of The Athletic staff, with others taking pay cuts

 

It's a shame, but given the current extraordinary climate, not altogether surprising. I'll be interested to see where the cuts are made. Not sure how to say this diplomatically, but my impression is that some of their weakest reporters are also some of the lowest paid, so I would think it would be challenging to achieve meaningful savings without cutting out some valuable contributors.

 

It sucks. Sad stuff for those folks.

 

Running list of names that I've seen so far:
Scott Agness, Pacers
Rafe Bartholemew, boxing
Torin Berge, Denver editor
Robert Bermudez, podcasts
Rod Boone, Charlotte Hornets
Scott Bordow, Arizona Cardinals
Jason Butt, Falcons
Brett Dawson, Lakers
Dustin Dopirak, college basketball
Marc Dumont, Montreal Canadiens
Chad Dundas, MMA
Justin Ferguson, Auburn
Andre Fernandez, Heat/Marlins
Sean Gordon, hockey/enterprise
Josh Gross, MMA
Adam Gracia, podcasts
John Glennon, Titans
Mike Huguenin, CFB editor
Ron Ledgard, editor
Danielle Lerner, Louisville
Rob Lopez, podcasts
Chris Meaney, podcasts/hockey
Chuck Mindenhall, MMA
Gina Mizell, Phoenix Suns
Craig Morgan, Arizona Coyotes
Mike O'Connor, NBA
Chris Perkins, Dolphins
Kaelen Jones, Texas
Tom Reed, enterprise
George Richards, Florida Panthers
Shannon Russell, Xavier
Dave Southorn, Boise State
Kelli Stacy, Arkansas
Dann Stupp, MMA editor
Matthew Tynan, San Antonio Spurs
Joe Yerdon, Sabres
Ken Wiebe, Winnipeg Jets
Pete Zayas, Lakers Film Room

 

Dustin Diporak, Butler/Purdue/Indiana

 

A lot of these folks were hired away from places to which it'll be hard to return. I will be curious to see if all the layoffs are lower-end beat writers who'd struggle to find the next job, or if a few of the 1,948 national people they have bouncing around there has to take a 12-day layoff between national stops.

 

Feel terrible for the writers who went there thinking they'd found their lifeboat. Tech bros don't have it figured out, chapter the infinite.

 

BLOGS!!!!

 

Xavier and Boise State were always going to be tenuous. Can't say I'm surprised that "Lakers Film Room" is on the list. By definition, it appears to be superfluous. A second Lakers person? I presume they still have one Lakers reporter left.