Layoffs hit CNET as its parent company goes on a buying spree
Ziff Davis, the media conglomerate which has points of sale like CNET, ZDNET, PCMAG, And Mashable Locked 15% of her union workforce, for a total of 23 people.
The majority of layoffs come from CnetWhere 19 people will lose their jobs – even if Ziff Davis leaves in a shopping trip. Layers are hitting Cnet Coverage areas such as financing, broadband and sleep beats, as well as the exit copy office. A handful of staff members Lifehacker,, MashableAnd Zdnet will also be dismissed.
“It is very clear for us that these cuts do not concern journalism,” explains Anna Iovine, president of the unit of the Ziff Davis Creators Guild. “They are based on money and greed.” Iovine noted special concerns about the reduction of copy publishers and fact verifiers.
“Eliminating any cover is really devastating. These journalists, some of them have decades of experience, and we lose [that]Said Iovine.
Ziff Davis has acquired five other companies this year only, including the daily newspaper Theskimm and health Good + good. Cnet was acquired by Ziff Davis in 2024 per 100 million dollars. Ziff Davis did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
“At a time when Cnet is still in the process of rebuilding its reputation after a harmful scandal under Red Ventures, Ziff’s decision still undergoing the human authority of Cnet is disturbing, “said a declaration of the negotiation unit.
“Our members are much more than dollars and hundred, even if the capricious management of Ziff Davis is trying to treat us as such,” said the press release. “We won a strong collective agreement a little over a year ago, and we will fight to apply it so that we can preserve our ability to continue to produce high quality work for our readers.”
