Roughly 19 editorial staffers were notified in April that the job cuts were coming, reportedThe Washington Post.
This is the fourth round of layoffs since ownership of the title changed in 2015.
Disney took over in 2019 after the Fox deal; the National Geographic Society remains a minority partner.
National Geographic magazine is displayed as local residents read books at a newsstand in ShanghaiLIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images
Several writers announced their sad departure via Twitter.
I got to work w/incredible journalists and tell important, global stories.
Its been an honor.pic.twitter.com/VOt6KydD5Z
Today is my last day at National Geographic.
To everyone who read my stories, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Very proud of the work that my colleagues and I have done here.
(Thread coming soon…)
National Geographic was created in 1888 and began including pictures in 1905.
