Vox Media shakes up leadership and lays off staff for the 2nd time in about a month

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• Vox Media laid off at least 12 staffers at Vox.com, in the company's second round of cuts in about a month.
• The company also announced expanded duties for some top leaders.
• Vox Media faces challenges as advertisers move toward Big Tech platforms over news sites.

Vox Media laid off staff on Thursday for the second time in just over a month, this time at its general news and politics site Vox.com.

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