Former Bucs’ DE and NFL writer Stephen White passes away at 48, tributes pour in
White had been battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia for years.
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SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage
Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.
Alex McDaniel is joining For The Win as their new managing editor
McDaniel was previously a long-time SB Nation writer and editor, one of many caught up in that site's furloughs and layoffs last year.
Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added…two more executives
Vox has announced the hiring of two new SB Nation executives, only months after cutting dozens of SB Nation staff.
16 months after saying SB Nation would be led by a SVP, Vox has finally named that SVP
Vox has demonstrated abhorrent management with SB Nation for several years. Their latest move there comes in finally giving SB Nation a senior vice president, but giving that role to the man who oversaw its destruction.
Vox Media settles class-action lawsuits from former SB Nation site managers and contributors for $4 million
Three long-running lawsuits against Vox Media from former SB Nation site managers and contributors have now been settled.
Ex-SB Nation writers Spencer Hall, Jason Kirk, Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner have launched a free “Moon Crew” newsletter
Many prominent former SB Nation and Banner Society writers have now set up shop at a new, free, donation-supported newsletter, Moon Crew.
Vox Media’s layoffs deal further blows to SB Nation
Vox Media is only bringing back around 30 percent of the pool of furloughed employees that didn't take buyouts. The others, and some who weren't furloughed, have been caught in a new wave of layoffs.
Vox Media is reportedly set to announce new cuts, including layoffs of previously-furloughed SB Nation writers
It looks like Vox is set to announce that many of the writers it furloughed won't be coming back. That will have a significant impact on SB Nation and Banner Society.
Many furloughed writers and editors have now left Vox’s SB Nation and Banner Society for good
SB Nation and Banner Society saw several further long-time employees leave permanently Friday.
Spencer Hall takes a buyout from Vox
Hall was one of the many SB Nation and Banner Society employees furloughed from May through July. He announced Tuesday he's taken a buyout.
Some furloughed Banner Society writers are creating a “Sinful Seven: Sci-Fi Western Legends of the NCAA” ebook
Furloughed Banner Society staffers Spencer Hall, Jason Kirk, Richard Johnson, Alex Kirshner and Tyson Whiting have teamed up for an ebook "about the ever-desperate crusade to wrangle college sports, set in and around a time-travelin’, rootin’-tootin’, extra-demented American West."
Vox Media furloughs 9 percent of employees, many at SB Nation, also cuts pay for higher-paid employees
The Vox cutbacks focus on "revenue areas where short-term demand will be lower," including sports.
