FiveThirtyEight is shutting down as part of broader cuts at ABC and Disney

[$tevie]

Disney is cutting 200 positions across ABC News and Disney Entertainment, including shutting down FiveThirtyEight, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night.

From the Journal:

The ABC news magazine shows “20/20” and “Nightline” are consolidating into one unit, resulting in job cuts, the people said. ABC is also eliminating the political and data-driven news site 538, which had about 15 employees.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/fiveth...nd-disney/

[vision63]

Whatever data they unearthed, it didn't help keep us out of this spot. But, sad they got dropped after they were able to shed Nate.

[mattkime]

538 didn’t stand a chance without Nate

[anonymouse1]

They want to cut out sources of data.

[graylocks]

mattkime wrote:
538 didn’t stand a chance without Nate

I've been a 538 Politics podcast listener for years. Nate actually had a pretty low on-air profile there and I haven't missed him in this past year. I find their insights and discussions informative and I will miss it dearly.