NBC News Layoffs Hit Diversity Teams Hard, Cutting Staff Behind NBC BLK, Latino, Asian America & OUT⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: thinktank⁠ ⁠ #NBCNews is making major cuts to its newsroom, and the layoffs are hitting its diversity teams the hardest. About 150 staffers, roughly 7% of the newsroom, are being let go as NBC prepares for a corporate shake-up under its parent company, #Comcast.⁠ ⁠ According to reports from Business Insider and The Wrap, the layoffs come as part of a larger restructuring tied to Comcast’s plan to spin off NBC’s cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, into a new entity called Versant. The move is being described internally as a “realignment” to prepare for the company’s next chapter.⁠ ⁠ But behind that corporate language lies a serious blow to representation in media. Among those affected are teams from NBC BLK, NBC Latino, NBC Asian America, and NBC OUT, verticals specifically created to highlight stories from Black, Latino, Asian American, and LGBTQ+ communities.⁠ ⁠ Wh...