Glenn Beck announced that he laid off a sizable portion of the workforce at his production company and conservative-learning news outlet on Thursday, citing the "structural challenges facing media companies today."
He laid off slightly more than 20 percent of the combined workforce of The Blaze, a right-wing multiplatform news organization, and Mercury Radio Arts, his production company.
Under the heading "disrupt, or be disrupted," Beck noted that the past year has been hard on his business and emphasized the necessity of innovation.
"This year has been one of the hardest years of my life," he wrote. "I’ve learned so much about myself, my friends and coworkers, and basic human nature. I have also learned a lot about my business and what I believe it will take to succeed in tomorrow’s America. The industrial revolution took 100 years to unfold; industry-altering change now occurs in days, not centuries."
Beck did not elaborate on the specific hurdles facing his companies except to say that "the structural challenges facing media companies today are real" and that "no government institution is going to write us a giant check."
The Blaze, which was founded by Beck in 2011, broadcasts on regional cable networks across the United States and offers text- and video-based content online at TheBlaze.com. It has given rise to high-profile right-wing personalities such as Tomi Lahren, a current Fox News contributor who sued Beck and The Blaze for wrongful termination this year.
https://www.poynter.org/news/glenn-beck-makes-big-cuts-blaze-mercury-radio-arts
It's weird reading those comments and seeing so many "He went crazy in <year>"
Wasn't he always crazy? I'm pretty sure he's the same crazy, just not shilling for Fox's brand of conservatism anymore, which is why people seem to hate him on the right. Meanwhile, on the left, his weird "America is so beautiful and perfect" crying didn't sit well with people and seemed fake.
Has he got any friends left?
Glenn Beck is a piece of shit and is largely to blame with how braindead the average FOX viewer has become over the last decade, fuck him.
>>173915
Remember when Glenn Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1990?
>>173918
Dude is legit mentally ill. He used to be an alcoholic and even though he's sober he clearly never dealt with the issues that caused him to drink and instead focused on how the external world is the problem.
I feel for him, but taking out your pain on other people and using politics as an escape from self-examination is lame. Dude should know better.
I heard Beck today say,"He made some very bad decisions and lost focus." I think the deep state got to him. When on Fox GB stirred the pot up and brought attention to the wrong people such as Van Jones, V Jarret and Obama's real dad Frank. He often said one day he will tell all and they will kill him. Now Fuck Beck. He crossed a line and lost his base.