Media workers nabahala sa balitang pagsasara ng CNN Philippines | Pilipino Star Ngayon

MANILA, Philippines — Nababahala ang National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) sa kahihinatnan ng mga empleyado ng CNN Philippines matapos maiulat ang "kawalan ng komunikasyon" ng kumpanya tungkol sa tanggalan ng empleyado.

Biyernes lang kasi nang kumpirmahin ng Nine Media Corporation — na siyang nagmamay-ari sa CNN Philippines — na kasado na ang tigil-operasyon ng naturang free-to-air news channel dulot ng "financial losses."

"As reports emerge of a looming shutdown of operations and attendant layoffs at CNN Philippines, we note that network management has yet to talk to its media workers about their future," wika ng NUJP sa isang pahayag.

"As is common in these situations, those who produce the content and whose lives stand to be most affected by corporate decisions seem to be the last to know about them."

Huwebes lang nang i-break ng Media Newser Philippines ang napipintong pagsasara ng CNN Philippines matapos ang siyam na taong pag-ere. Aniya, nagkasundo na raw ang Nine Media Corp. and CNN na hindi ituloy ang kanilang licensing agreement dahil sa kahirapan sa ad placement.

https://medianewser.ph/cnn-philippines-is-shutting-down-after-9-years/

Ugong-ugong sa ngayon ang severance packages para sa mga maaapektuhang empleyado, bagay na sana'y maibigay raw oras na ianunsyo ang mga layoffs sabi ng grupo.

"The apparent lack of communication between management and staff over the coming changes highlights the need for workplace organizing to, at minimum, ensure that employees are kept abreast of corporate developments that will affect them," dagdag ng NUJP.

"More than passion and dedication to the profession, media workers need clear lines of communication with newsroom leaders as well as a say in matters that affect their careers and their daily lives."

"It is cruel to have to find out about your company's potential plans from news reports and from gossip instead of from leadership that expects media workers to be on call and updated on issues of the day but are silent on pressing workplace issues."

Sa panayam ng GMA News, sinabi ni Nine Media chairperson D. Edgard Cabangon na balak nilang dahan-dahanin ang termination ng licensing deal sa CNN