Vox Restructures for the First Time Since James Murdoch Took CEO

According to a source familiar with the situation who spoke to Reuters on Thursday, Vox.com, the news website that James Murdoch recently acquired, has laid off four staff as the media organization tries to refocus its editorial and commercial operations.

Following Murdoch’s acquisition of New York Magazine, the Vox Media podcast network, and Vox.com for over $300 million through his investment business Lupa Systems, the layoffs represent Vox’s first reorganization.

The website, which opens a new tab and was co-founded by journalist Ezra Klein, who is currently an Opinion columnist at the New York Times (NYT.N), gained notoriety for popularizing explanatory journalism, a style that users have periodically ridiculed.

According to an internal memo seen by Reuters, Vox’s Editor-in-Chief Swati Sharma told the workforce that some coworkers had left the company as a result of organizational changes. According to her, the choice was made as part of a larger initiative to find expansion prospects and improve audience engagement on various channels.

Sharma described a revitalized editorial focus on topics such as ordinary economics, power dynamics, and societal changes. At the next all-staff meeting on August 26, she is anticipated to discuss Vox’s editorial aims in more detail.

When Reuters approached Vox, they refused to provide the total number of workers, including the headcount of the newsroom.

Other Vox Media companies like Eater, Popsugar, the Verge, SB Nation, and the Dodo were not included in Murdoch’s acquisition.

These businesses were acquired by Penske Media Corporation, the parent company of Rolling Stone magazine, in June. PMX, a new subsidiary, now manages the company’s portfolio of over 25 media brands.

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