After buying HuffPo, Buzzfeed lays off 45 staff

BuzzFeed laid off 45 reporters, editor and producers from Huffington Post, the competitor it finally acquired three weeks ago. The layoffs came without warning.

The union said the layoffs included nearly 30 percent of its membership.

"We are devastated and infuriated, particularly after an exhausting year of covering a pandemic and working from home," the union's statement said.

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