Journalists of the video game site “Gamekult” ordered to leave their posts without notice

A few days ago, journalists from the site specializing in video games gamekult announced via a press release on Twitter the departure of almost all of their editorial staff as of December 7. A decision taken after the arrival of the new shareholder Reworld Media, whose practices make the headlines and have already pushed many journalists to leave in other newsrooms which it has acquired.

But less than a week later, it was impossible for the journalists of Gamekult to write on the website and above all to make their last show, that of saying goodbye to their readers and impossible to set foot in the editorial staff again. The newspaper Release reports that journalists were asked to pack their boxes in a hurry earlier than expected on Monday.

Waiver of notice

Almost all of this editorial staff decided to leave following a change of shareholder. But, while they had to continue working until December 7, they were finally exempted from their notice.

Your attention please,
The editorial staff of Gamekult leaves Gamekult. pic.twitter.com/hp4PkGHAXX

— Gamekult (@Gamekult) November 17, 2022

A few days before, they had dedicated an entire show on Twitch to announce and explain the reasons for this collective departure. They had done it with great caution, even if the spectators had understood, between the lines, that they feared for their editorial independence.

This is one of the reasons that led journalists to take this assignment clause, a device is provided in the event of a change of owner of a media, which allows journalists to take the initiative to terminate their contract. of work and to benefit from indemnities as in the context of a dismissal.