Disney is laying off 200 employees in ABC News and Disney Entertainment, which includes the shutdown of the political site FiveThirtyEight, previously led by Nate Silver. ABC's news shows "20/20" and "Nightline" will consolidate, resulting in further job cuts. FiveThirtyEight, which originally rose to prominence after predicting election results with high accuracy, had diminished operations since its founder left. Launched as a blog in 2008, it became well-known for its statistical analyses and was a key traffic driver for The New York Times before changing ownership multiple times.
The ABC news magazine shows "20/20" and "Nightline" are consolidating into one unit, resulting in job cuts from Disney's overall restructuring effort.
FiveThirtyEight quickly became a massive traffic driver for The New York Times, where his presence provided fodder for then-public editor Margaret Sullivan.
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