‘Bad Day For Good Journalism’: openDemocracy Funding Collapse Triggers UK Newsroom Job Cuts

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‘Bad Day For Good Journalism’: openDemocracy Funding Collapse Triggers UK Newsroom Job Cuts

Unionised openDemocracy staff expressed a loss of confidence in CEO Satbir Singh and Board Chair Suzanna Taverne. (Screengrab via openDemocracy/YouTube) Non-profit news outlet Open Democracy said it would have been “insolvent by June” if it had not slashed its budget by 40 percent in a move that led to ten unexpected job cuts on its UK team in March. This dire financial position was disclosed in an email from the leadership to the National Union…