If you’re a subscriber to Axios’ daily Boston newsletter, fear not. Tuesday’s layoffs, which eliminated 50 jobs, or 10% of the workforce, will not affect either Steph Solis or Mike Deehan, according to a post on Twitter/X by Boston Globe media reporter Aidan Ryan.
Obnoxiously enough, the email announcing the layoffs, sent out by CEO Jim VandeHei, was formatted in the annoying “smart brevity” style that the site pioneered, with multiple bullet points and boldfaced subheads for the attention-impaired like “Why it matters.” Fast Company called it a “branded apology.”
In Boston, Axios is competing in a crowded space with similar offerings from the Globe, GBH News and WBUR. And those are just the breezy morning newsletters — several local political newsletters are sent out each day as well. Axios’ approach is to offer a quick overview of a few top local stories, some original reporting, and things to do. It’s free and supported by advertising; you can sign up here.
Deehan joined Ellen Clegg and me on our “What Works” podcast back in June 2022.
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