Media biz celebrates May Day by laying off lots of journalists [Updated]
Vox Media sold gaming site Polygon to Valnet, laying off "nearly all" of the site's staff in the process.
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On a day known to many across the globe as International Workers’ Day, the media industry eliminated a bunch more jobs. Today it was announced that Vox Media sold Polygon, the popular gaming and entertainment site, to Valnet. According to a statement from the Vox Media Union, “nearly all” of the Polygon staff was laid off in the wake of the sale. The union is currently in bargaining for a new contract.
“We’re proud to have built Polygon into the gaming authority for both experts and casual fans alike, a publication that has informed and delighted tens of millions of gaming enthusiasts since its founding at Vox Media more than a decade ago,” Jim Bankoff, Vox Media’s co-founder, chair, and CEO said in a press release. “This transaction will enable us to focus our energies and investment resources in other priority areas of growth across our portfolio of iconic digital publications and audio/video programming, while enabling Valnet to grow their leadership and authority in the gaming information category.”