Disney-Owned ABC "News" Cuts 75 More Employees Because They're Doing So Well and the Public Loves Them

Die.

What They're Saying:

ABC News and its local stations group got hit with 75 job cuts Wednesday as part of an ongoing restructuring at parent company Disney.

ABC News president Almin Karmehmedovic broke the news to staffers in a memo obtained by The Post, telling them that the network has had to make some "tough decisions."

"Across the various ranks of ABC News, a limited number of our colleagues are being impacted by staff reductions," he said. "As you know this has been happening across the broader company and the industry at large in recent weeks and months."

The exec -- who was promoted to the role of president in August after serving as executive producer of top-ranked "World News Tonight with David Muir" -- said his task is "shaping a team that embraces the new media landscape" who "evolve along with it."

What It Means:

A source familiar with the situation confirmed that the layoffs impacted 75 jobs across ABC News and ABC's stations group, split about evenly.

The source added that no on air talent has been impacted at either division.

Of course. Can't fire the "stars."

Why This Is Hilarious:

ABC "News" has seen a 12% ratings drop since their leftwing himbo rigged the Trump debate.

The ABC News debate may have drawn some 67 million viewers, but the network has faced nothing but headaches since. "ABC News is spiraling at the moment because there has been so much negative feedback as a result of that debate," Megyn noted. "Fair-minded people know what they did and just how biased and one-sided it was."

In addition to the bombshell accusations of journalistic malfeasance from an alleged whistleblower, viewers seem to be voicing their frustration with their remotes. Muir's World News Tonight averaged 6.7 million viewers on the three days following the debate, which is about one million less than he had been averaging in the lead-up to the event.

While the program remains the number one evening newscast on broadcast television, the 12 percent ratings drop was higher than the more negligible declines CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News saw over the same period.

posted by Ace at 02:05 PM

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