ABC News staffers were stunned at the departures of veteran colleagues and 'outraged' about how the exits were handled
Fisher essentially ran the newsroom, multiple executives said, where she started as a desk assistant in 1989. The sources said staff were in tears watching her leave Thursday and were upset about how the layoffs were handled, saying that previous news division leaders would have organized a quiet send-off.
Layoffs hit"top dogs first," this person added, suggesting there will be more junior staff impacted by a second wave of cuts, which are still to come. Disney CEO Bob Iger wrote in a memo Monday that this week's layoffs — which affected TV execs, engineers, and the Disney metaverse team along with ABC news — would be followed in the coming weeks by two other tranches.
A second ABC News insider said it was unprecedented to dismiss longtime veterans in such a manner."They feel outraged, insulted, and disrespected by the way it was handled," said this person, adding that there have been investigations over leaks over the past few months, which was confirmed by a third person with inside knowledge of ABC News.
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