I'll be staying around for a bit to help with transition, but I'm also starting to brainstorm my own next steps. If you know of any interesting opportunities, please reach out!
Sadly, the recent Disney layoffs hit the @FiveThirtyEight team hard. After eight great years, I was laid off this week. I'm so proud of the work we've done and even prouder of the culture we've built.
Most of all, I'm filled with gratitude for my colleagues. They're a fiercely talented and immensely kind group of journalists. If you're looking to add to your team, please reach out and I'll eagerly connect you.
I got laid off from @FiveThirtyEight today. I've loved every second of my time here since day 1. This newsroom is full of great, kind, compassionate, funny people who have changed the landscape of data journalism. It's sad to see it suffer greatly with Disney's layoffs.
Hey y’all: I just found out I’ve been laid off from @fivethirtyeight. I’m sad, but absolutely *loved* the work I did for the site. I’m still processing today’s news, but am eager to find a new reporting job covering race and politics — ideally staying remote. My DMs are open!
I was affected by the ABC layoffs announced today.
After six years, my time at @fivethirtyeight has come to an end. I’ve grown immensely as an editor and leader here, and am sad to leave my colleagues. We built an incredible thing, and I am proud of all our coverage.
I've spent 9.5 years at FiveThirtyEight, but won't make it 10. I was laid off today as part of Disney's cuts. My colleagues and I built a website out of nothing, and journalism changed because of it. There are worse legacies.
More reflections to come once things shake out.
Well, I'm finally doing one of these. I just got word that my time with @FiveThirtyEight is at an end. It was a joy to be able to write about analytics and sports for nearly a decade, and I want to thank you all for reading over the years.
I'm not totally sure what's next for me in the long term, but if you want to read some sports-things from me in the meantime, please check out my Substack: https://t.co/AFkHAnPcHp
Thank you all for everything over the years!
Big news! We're incredibly excited to announce that @AlexSamuelsx5 is joining @FiveThirtyEight!!!! 😀😀😊
Alex most recently covered the intersection of politics and race for the @TexasTribune , and she’ll be building on that work for FiveThirtyEight.
Pretty much every poll this morning coming in close to what you'd expect from the respective polling firm in the respective state. The final polls are usually not a time when you get big surprises.
https://t.co/9AeTKX5o0O