Comments on: Breaking: Essence Lays Off Digital Team

By: Tia Williams named Beauty Director of Essence.com « Black Web 2.0

Tia Williams named Beauty Director of Essence.com « Black Web 2.0 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:45:09 +0000

[...] of Essence.com by Markus Robinson November 25, 2009 View commentsComments Fresh off the restructuring of their digital team, Essence has pegged beauty expert Tia Williams, to serve as the sites new Beauty Director. Tia is [...]

By: HoneyMag Gets a Clear Focus in it’s Latest Redesign « Black Web 2.0

HoneyMag Gets a Clear Focus in it’s Latest Redesign « Black Web 2.0 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:09:43 +0000

[...] lately. Surely you remember the hoopla that surrounded Essence magazine’s redesign and the layoff of a large portion of their digital staff nearly a week later. Clutch Magazine also redesigned about a week after Essence improving several [...]

By: Essence Magazine Fires Entire Web Staff, Cites, "Budgetary Reasons!" | Gyant Unplugged

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:41:40 +0000

[...] told us it was downsizing,” says one Essence employee. “We’re very confused. We worked so hard for the [...]

By: blacksmithie

blacksmithie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:12 +0000

It's called business and management. In today's world, that is the reality. I think I people need to be aware of when you are working on projects, if you are working yourself out of a job! It happens everyday.

By: blacksmithie

blacksmithie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:12 +0000

By: bizziemommy

bizziemommy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:02:18 +0000

man that is so so wrong – especially in today's world

By: Arisha Williams

Arisha Williams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:42:09 +0000

Man, It's a cold cold world…

By: BlackAtlanta

BlackAtlanta — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:04:28 +0000

This seems to be a trend and WILL be a trend for many publications that made lots of offline cash flow based on subscriptions.

Honestly, in the last year, my family MAY have bought 5 magazines. The content is way to easy to get online.

Good luck Essence and other magazines. Hope you are able to weather the tide…

By: nikkibons

nikkibons — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:22:49 +0000

Wow. Well now I get why they switched to blog format. Wow, a team works hard to launch a redesign and then days later you lay them all off? I'd feel used.

By: jenniferjames

jenniferjames — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:16:30 +0000

Wow! It IS easy to update a blog. No wonder they simplified.

That's horrible for that digital team and other editors.