journalists

The board saw red, and we had a Sunday newspaper

Simon Jones points out that The Independent’s owners may have made an irrational decision when they launched The Independent Sunday. This decision, according to Jones, signaled the beginning of an end for the paper.

Storyteller: Simon Jones

Date of Story: January, 1990
Location of Story: City Road, London, UK
Location: Sydney, Australia
Date: 7 April, 2016

Yahoo’s layoffs in 2001

Businessman Andrea Monni was an intern when Yahoo launched a major round of layoffs following the 2001 recession. He remembers the highly unusual manner in which the company made its decisions during that time.

Storyteller: Andrea Monni

Date of Story: 2001
Location of Story: Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A.
Location: Singapore
Date: 2 February, 2016