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Buzzfeed is offering voluntary buyouts in its high-profile, 100-person newsroom and some top editors are leaving

BuzzFeed is shrinking and shifting the focus of its Pulitzer prize-winning news division as the digital media company, best known for its lighthearted lists and quizzes, strives to increase its profitability. The New York-based company is offering voluntary buyouts in its high-profile, 100-person newsroom and some top editors are leaving. They include Mark Schoofs, the…

BuzzFeed is shrinking and shifting the focus of its Pulitzer prize-winning news division

BuzzFeed cutting jobs, top editors leaving news division | 2022-03-23 05:41:46

The New York-based company is offering voluntary buyouts in its high-profile, 100-person newsroom and some top editors are leaving. BuzzFeed News is unprofitable but has won awards.

The 32-year-old comedic superstar based the show on her experiences and named the fictional school Willard R. Abbott Elementary in honor her favorite teacher Joyce Abbott and fellow West Philadelphia native Will Smith.

Even as a shy student, the creator of Abbott Elementary was always the star in the room.

Brunson stars as a rookie second grade teacher in an under-resourced public elementary school in the new mockumentary. Brunson says she conceived of the show with her mother — a teacher — in mind.

In the new sitcom Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson stars as a rookie second grade teacher in an under-resourced, majority Black public elementary school

Brunson stars as a rookie second grade teacher in an under-resourced public elementary school in the new mockumentary. Brunson says she conceived of the show with her mother — a teacher — in mind.