How four public media workers are navigating life after layoffs
Losing a job is “all the emotions you could possibly feel, and you’ve got to work through it and get through it somehow.”
When we fielded our survey of people who had been laid off from jobs in public media, we invited respondents to indicate whether they would be willing to speak with us in more detail about their experiences. Of those who agreed, we selected four to share how their layoff affected them, their thoughts about public media, and their plans for the future. Here are their stories.
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