NBC News has eliminated its dedicated editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT as part of a broad reorganization that includes the layoff of about 150 staffers, multiple sources said Wednesday.
The layoffs represent roughly 7 percent of the network’s newsroom staff of about 2,000.
In a brief internal meeting on Wednesday, executives told employees the cuts were necessary amid corporate restructuring tied to Comcast’s planned spin‑off of MSNBC and CNBC into a new entity known as Versant.
The cuts were announced to staff at a brief, 10 a.m. meeting on Wednesday by NBC News’ executive vice president of editorial, Catherine Kim, described the day to staff as “a difficult day for a lot of us.”
NBC has encouraged laid‑off employees to apply for about 140 open roles across its news operations.
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