BuzzFeed Eliminates Over One-Third of Workforce, 15 Cuts at HuffPost

BuzzFeed has conducted a recent round of layoffs that included cuts at its HuffPost newsroom, where last week's reductions eliminated 15 positions. Staffers say those cuts at HuffPost coincided with broader reductions that amounted to more than one-third of BuzzFeed's overall workforce. The article describes a tense post-layoff town hall in New York City where staff raised questions about Byron Allen's vision for the BuzzFeed-owned newsroom and sought explanations for the cuts. The piece frames these layoffs as part of BuzzFeed's wider staff reductions and highlights internal unrest and concern about the company's direction.

BuzzFeed cut 15 jobs affecting its HuffPost newsroom team.

That is roughly 1% of the 1,500 people BuzzFeed employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at BuzzFeed, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.