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ABC News to part ways with FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver amid Disney layoffs

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Corporate parent Disney has undertaken a round of layoffs affecting thousands of employees across company divisions including ESPN.

will not have his contract renewed by ABC News when it expires this summer as corporate parent Disney seeks to slash costs, the popular statistician said Tuesday.

He added: “We’ve been at Disney almost 10 years. My contract is up soon and I expect that I’ll be leaving at the end of it.” , though the network has plans to streamline the site for the 2024 election, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Nate Silver, the statistician and data journalist who founded the FiveThirtyEight web site, will not have his contract renewed by corporate parent Disney when the deal expires this summer.“We are grateful for the invaluable contributions of the team members who will be departing the organization and know they will continue to make an important impact on the future of journalism.

 

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