The Impact of Layoffs – and How to Weather Them

    When:
    November 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
    2024-11-08T12:00:00-05:00
    2024-11-08T13:15:00-05:00
    Cost:
    Free

    The Institute for Independent Journalists started collecting data on newsroom layoffs at the beginning of 2024, in an effort to uncover patterns of race, class and gender. In this webinar, IIJ founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis will announce the findings of our survey of laid off journalists, and layoff survivors will share strategies for weathering this now-common part of the industry.

    Speakers:

    • Janice Llamoca, Freelance Senior Producer, Former VICE Audio
    • Katherine Lewis, Founder, The IIJ
    • Maudlyne Ihejirika, the Field Foundation
    • Yowei Shaw, Creator and Host, Proxy