Ziff Davis Lays Off 23 Across CNET, Mashable and More

Ziff Davis Lays Off 23 Across CNET, Mashable and More

Ziff Davis announced it was laying off 23 people across a number of its sites Wednesday in the latest media force reduction of 2025. A statement from the Ziff Davis Creators Guild and the News Guild of New York revealed 23 people from Lifehacker, Mashable, ZDNet, and particularly CNET were being laid off. CNET in particular is facing the hardest cuts just a year after being acquired by Ziff Davis for $100 million. “Under CNET’s previous owner, R…

CNET lays off senior writer Fowler

CNET senior writer Bree Fowler was laid off by the technology news site on Wednesday. She joined in 2021 and had been covering cybersecurity. Previously, Fowler had been a technology reporter and writer specializing in digital security and privacy at Consumer Reports. She also covered smartphones, wearable technology, and other emerging tech. Before joining Consumer Reports, she worked […]

Ziff Davis is laying off 15% of its unionized workforce, or 23 people, 19 of which work for CNET; Ziff Davis has bought five companies in 2025

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