Editorial layoffs hit Wired News

Iria · Jul 27, 2005, 05:27 AM

Lycos has cut back the editorial staff at Wired News as part of a restructuring of the online media company's Web sites.

The layoffs, announced to employees on Monday, leave the iconic technology Web site Wired.com with no employees bearing the title "staff writer." In all, three reporters, an unknown number of production employees and two business-side people lost their jobs. The two remaining staff writers had their titles changed to editor.

The shakeup comes almost a year after Daum Communications, a large South Korean Web firm, bought Lycos for $95 million. Lycos' other U.S. operations include stock market site Quote.com and Tripod user-created Web sites.

Evan Hansen, Wired News editor in chief and a former editor at CNET News.com, said in an e-mailed statement that some management and publishing functions have been "consolidated" from San Francisco to Lycos' offices in Waltham, Mass. "In addition, some editorial positions have been eliminated and others reassigned," Hansen said. "These cost management measures are expected to improve our bottom line without impacting daily Web site operations."
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Yard Waste · Jul 27, 2005, 03:35 PM

Use to Subscribe to Wired. But after a few issues I found it more was more ads than content. Then they wanted me to renew for some outrageous price (by mail) when they were offering $10.00 1 year subscriptions in the magazine. Just another waste of trees and resouces imho.

Jul 27, 2005, 05:27 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Editorial layoffs hit Wired News Lycos has cut back the editorial staff at Wired News as part of a restructuring of the online media company's Web sites. The layoffs, announced to employees on Monday, leave the iconic technology Web site Wired.com with no employees bearing the title "staff writer." In all, three reporters, an unknown number of production employees and two business-side people lost their jobs. The two remaining staff writers had their titles changed to editor. The shakeup comes almost a year after Daum Communications, a large South Korean Web firm, bought Lycos for $95 million. Lycos' other U.S. operations include stock market site Quote.com and Tripod user-created Web sites. Evan Hansen, Wired News editor in chief and a former editor at CNET News.com, said in an e-mailed statement that some management and publishing functions have been "consolidated" from San Francisco to Lycos' offices in Waltham, Mass. "In addition, some editorial positions have been eliminated and others reassigned," Hansen said. "These cost management measures are expected to improve our bottom line without impacting daily Web site operations." __________ Read More / Source: News.com

Jul 27, 2005, 03:35 PM	#2
Yard Waste Lost In Space Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Use to Subscribe to Wired. But after a few issues I found it more was more ads than content. Then they wanted me to renew for some outrageous price (by mail) when they were offering $10.00 1 year subscriptions in the magazine. Just another waste of trees and resouces imho. __________________