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California media layoffs claim more top talent as IGN swings the ax
New York Post • • technology
Key Points:
- IGN, a gaming and entertainment publisher owned by Ziff Davis, has implemented significant layoffs impacting hosts, producers, editors, and other key staff at its San Francisco office.
- The IGN Creators Guild expressed strong disapproval of the cuts, describing the layoffs as devastating and questioning how further reductions will affect the company’s identity and content quality.
- Among those laid off were longtime IGN hosts Seth Macy, a Senior Social Commerce Producer with over eight years at the company, and Brian Altano, a producer and podcaster known for the PlayStation-focused podcast Beyond.
- The total number of employees affected by the latest round of layoffs remains unclear, following earlier staff reductions at IGN earlier this year.
- These layoffs at IGN come amid a broader trend of media industry job cuts, including a recent wave at McClatchy newspapers in California that resulted in over 90 journalist positions being eliminated nationwide.
