The Front Page, 3/12: Unpaid internships, HuffPost layoffs, and Gimlet union negotiations
Twitter didn’t respond kindly to the initial sentiment. Many journalists pointed out that they had to work multiple jobs to afford unpaid opportunities or were completely shut out from them. Unpaid internships are exploitative and elitist, rewarding students who can afford to take them them and leaving behind students from underrepresented backgrounds. BuzzFeed lays off dozens of HuffPost employees BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti had said he “believe[d] in the future of HuffPost and the potential it has to continue to define the media landscape for years to come.” Evident...