Sunday 9 November 2025
There was no arguing in the corridor
The tensions at some international news companies around cost and staff cuts have taken a toll dispute rather drastically at the New York headquarters of Condé Nast, a large multinational publishing company that publishes many of America’s best-known magazines and their national editions in other countries, including Italy. A group of employees met human resources manager Stan Duncan in front of his office to ask him to explain the layoffs that were underway at Teen Fashion: Duncan refuses to talk about it, claiming that he has other commitments and demands that the protesters return to their jobs. The discussion ended like this, somewhat tensely, but the company fired four participants for “inappropriate behavior”: a fact checker from the company New Yorkera journalist from Cablea digital employee at Enjoy your meal and one from Condé Nast Entertainment’s video section. Journalists’ unions have opposed the decision, calling it illegal and arguing that it is workers’ right to demand an explanation of important company decisions, and the conflict continues.
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