Summary
The job cuts in big tech are piling up. Microsoft said it's laying off 10,000 employees and Amazon started a fresh round of job cuts in what’s expected to become the largest workforce reduction in its 28-year history. It all follows recent layoffs by Twitter, Meta, Lyft and other tech companies. Roben Farzad joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the fears of a possible recession. For a transcript of this story, click here .Five Facts
- Who is interviewed for this story, and what is his background?
- What are some of the companies that have let go thousands of employees recently?
- Where are some of the areas that are being hardest hit by layoffs?
- Why have tech companies been cutting so many employees, according to this story?
- How might these layoffs affect the larger economy?
Focus Questions
- What do you think might be som other effects of the tech industry layoffs besides the risk to the economy?
- Media literacy : Who would you want to hear from to better understand why these layoffs are happening?
- Optional, if short on time : See, Think, Wonder: What do you notice? What does the story make you think? What do you want to find out more about?
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What students can do : Check out the latest segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you're most interested in watching! You can start by reading the summary here : In the latest broadcast of the NewsHour, investigations are underway after Ukraine's interior minister is killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv. Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees in a potential harbinger of a global economic slowdown. Plus, in the aftermath of devastating floods, Pakistanis find new ways to build more climate-resilient homes. You can make a Google doc copy of our Five Facts and discussion questions that work for any of these stories here .
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