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It's not about the nine people. It's about the perceived guileless neutering of a media outlet by a far more powerful entity with financial attachments to a fin
by nabilhat 7y ago
It's not about the nine people. It's about the perceived guileless neutering of a media outlet by a far more powerful entity with financial attachments to a financially formidable presidential candidate.
Of course, it's too early to know if the perceived outcome is the intended or actual outcome. Whatever the outcome, this is still an event remarkable far beyond the bounds of those nine journalist's social circles, regardless of where the actual cause falls on the continuum between incompetence and malice.
- mc32 7y agoBut they were let go before the deal happened, so if anyone is the baddie it's CityLab/The Atlanic itself!
- busterarm 7y agoWell, the remaining folks could have gone anywhere, but now that they're employees of Bloomberg Media, they're expressly forbidden for writing anything _critical_ of any Democratic candidate for President.
- Proven 7y agoneutering how? did the laid off have non-competes?