Disney just shut down 538 – profit wins again
ABC News—once home to legendary media figures like Ted Koppel, Peter Jennings, and polling guru Nate Silver—is gutting its newsroom. Yesterday, Disney, ABC's parent company, laid off nearly 200 staffers, shuttered the iconic polling and data site FiveThirtyEight, and consolidated several flagship news programs. At the very moment we need fearless, trustworthy journalism to expose Donald Trump’s corruption and chaos, yet another legacy media outlet just picked protecting profits over upholding journalism’s sacred mission to defend democracy. We'll explain more and why your support for independent journalism is more critical than ever—but first, can you chip in $25 now to help COURIER ensure the truth survives this critical moment? SUPPORT INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM Here's why this matters: Disney's decision to shutter FiveThirtyEight and slash its news staff is driven purely by corporate calculations. The same can be said about Disney’s recent settlement of a dubious $15 ...