The Bell Media layoffs have hit television hard so far

Jill MasonThe Winnipeg bureau chief of CTV National News, which has been on the network since 1998, was also injured. CTV National News reporter based in Montreal Vanessa Lee and CTV National News reporter based in Edmonton Bill Fortierworked in the network for more than 16 years.

On the digital side, CTV Toronto's digital writers and producers Noushin Ziafati and Tom Yoonand web writers Natasha O'Neill and Alexandra May Jones affects.

Hour BNN BloombergWestern Bureau Chief Tara WeberDigital Producer Management Holly McKenzie-Sutterand Close host Jacqueline Hansonamong those dismissed.

Hour TSN, Sports center host Corey WoronWorked online for 24 years, left.

in Ottawa, Leslie Ann “LA” BarrettA senior makeup artist with 26 years at CTV was the victim of Thursday's job cuts.

Uniform, The affected represent about 800 of the 8,400 Bell workers (about 100 of whom are in the media sector), with its president condemning the mass layoffs in a statement Thursday. Lana Payne To say that the company is increasing dividends and cutting jobs adds insult to injury.

“While our members are being fired, executives and shareholders are doing well, including again the media. Our union does not accept the use of government policy changes as a smokescreen to justify company actions,” Payne said.

It's the second major layoff since June, when Bell Media cut its workforce by six percent to 1,300 positions.

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