Sports Illustrated Layoffs Prompt Social Media Tributes And Laments For “A Horrible Day”
deadline.comSports Illustrated‘s stunning mass layoffs Friday, which cast doubt on the future of the 70-year-old media stalwart, have prompted waves of emotional reaction across social media.
The Arena Group told the entire staff their jobs were being eliminated after Authentic Brands Group, which licenses the SI name, suspended that license to publish due to a missed payment of about $3.75 million.
It isn’t yet clear what the ultimate fate of SI will be, but it has been thrown into uncertainty. Sports Illustrated Union and The NewsGuild of New York issued a statement vowing to fight for the workers. “We have fought together as a union to maintain the standard of this storied publication that we love, and to make sure our workers are treated fairly for the value they bring to this company.
It is a fight we will continue,” Mitch Goldich, NFL editor and unit chair at The NewsGuild of New York said. Reaction was swift and emotional on X, formerly Twitter, where “Sports Illustrated” became the No.
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