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T he drumbeat of layoffs in the media world continues. Recently, the internet media company BuzzFeed revealed that it would shut down BuzzFeed News as part of a plan to cut about 180 jobs. In the months before, online news companies including Vox Media and Insider also announced layoffs. Another firm, Vice Media, is for sale.Stalwart news organizations aren't immune, either. Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, recently said it would lay off close to 2% of its staff of 5,500, according to stories in the Journal. And the USA Today publisher, Gannett, laid off some 600 employees in two rounds of cost cutting last year.C&EN, in contrast, is hiring! Now, to be fair, we are not expanding but rather working to restore our staff to full strength after several departures in recent months. One of those departures was our editor in chief, who was let go in December. I have been filling in as editor until a replacement is found, and I can report that the process is nearing completion. In addition, a new policy reporter, Krystal Vasquez, started last month; another new reporter is nearing their first day; and other positions are being filled as well.I'm grateful that our publis

Who reads Masthead?

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Physical Sciences)