CNN reports the outlet Russia Today America will be ceasing all productions and firing the majority of its employees “as a result of unforeseen business interruption events.”
T&R Productions, the production company behind the Russian-funded network, said the layoffs and office closures in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC will be permanent.
After learning of the sudden dismissals on Thursday, an employee told CNN “A lot of people were shocked. A lot of people were crying.”
The decision came after companies like DirecTV and Roku dropped RT from their programming in response to the Russian war with Ukraine.
Both Google and Apple also banned RT and Sputnik News from their app stores while most American social media sites have limited the sharing capabilities and ad revenue of Russian state media.
Even Africa’s largest subscription television provider dropped RT.
Before the announcement, some RT hosts like comedian Dennis Miller and others already decided to part ways with the network.
An RT host anonymously told CNN how it felt to watch her colleagues lose their jobs, saying, “I have never felt more heartbroken as they have nothing to do with this conflict and seriously were just trying to make a decent living to provide for their families.”
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