G/O Media just laid off 15 members of its video staff

• G/O Media just laid off members of its video team, according to an internal memo reviewed by Business Insider. Multiple sources said 15 staffers were let go.
• G/O Editorial Director Jim Rich said in an email to staff that the decision came after "two months" of conversations with editorial heads, and "extensive examining" of audience numbers in video content.
• Business Insider confirmed the layoffs with G/O Media.
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G/O Media just laid off members of its video staff, according to an internal memo reviewed by Business Insider. 

Jim Rich, the company's editorial director, told staff in an internal memo that it would reduce the number of people working for Lily Nguyen, G/O's head of video. Rich said in the emailed memo, reviewed by Business Insider, that the decision came after "two months" of conversations with Nguyen and other editorial heads, and "extensive examining" of audience numbers in video content.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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