Americans have gone through a lot with the Wuhan coronavirus.
But not just because of people who got the virus or died. Also because of the reaction to the virus, with lockdowns causing over 30 million to lose their jobs.
A lot of the liberal media has mocked the people protesting to open up the economy again, not seeming to understand how many families are affected, may have lost their business or their life’s work, and who are desperate to feed their families. On top of all that, the incredibly arbitrary orders of draconian governors and local officials, like Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, has further stoked the anger of Americans.
But now, the shoe is finally on the other foot. Some in the liberal media are now starting to feel the heat of layoffs. Now, they were in trouble, to begin with (who would have thought?), but the pandemic didn’t help.
Over just three days, Condé Nast, Quartz and VICE gutted their newsrooms with layoffs. This is a historically bad year for digital and local journalism. https://t.co/MH6trN3wIr
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) May 15, 2020
And Buzzfeed. Solidarity with our union pals, this is an awful week in an awful year.
— Andy Campbell (@AndyBCampbell) May 15, 2020
This was such a horrible week.
Condé Nast: 100 layoffs + 100 furloughs
BuzzFeed: ~ 20 furloughs
Quartz: 80 layoffs
Vice: 155 layoffs
The Economist: 90 layoffs335 media jobs eliminated. 120 jobs tbd …
— Kerry Flynn 🐶 (@kerrymflynn) May 15, 2020
Strange how the media didn’t seem to feel the pain with the 30 million other Americans losing their jobs.
It’s fair to say that many in the public were not feeling a great deal of sympathy for the media after feeling like the media had been stoking the situation and had no concern previously for all the people out of work.
“If it saves just one life….”
You reap what you sow. Without so many media orgs ginning up the hysteria to the max, this never would have happened. https://t.co/v9uut4HTs6
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) May 15, 2020
355 job losses is a tragedy, 21 million job losses is a statistichttps://t.co/Mp5HXTN1Kf
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 15, 2020
It's the price we must pay for keeping everyone safe. Lockdowns must continue until there is a vaccine. We're all in this together. https://t.co/XcPnca1XBf
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) May 15, 2020
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