I don’t have personal references, but a ton of great journalists have gotten laid off in 2023, and they never were paid that much in the first place (not being TV or celebrity journalists).
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2023/buzzfeed-news-closed-180-staffers-laid-off/
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/wired-layoffs-conde-nast-magazine-18550381.php
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2023/10/10/washington-post-staff-buyouts/
I don’t have personal references, but a ton of great journalists have gotten laid off in 2023, and they never were paid that much in the first place (not being TV or celebrity journalists).
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2023/buzzfeed-news-closed-180-staffers-laid-off/
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/wired-layoffs-conde-nast-magazine-18550381.php
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2023/10/10/washington-post-staff-buyouts/