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Skydance offers buyouts to staff who decline five-day office return

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Skydance, the media company run by David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, told employees in a Monday memo that they must work in the office five days a week. Staff who are not willing to comply can take a voluntary buyout, according to the memo as reported by the New York Post and Business Insider. Business Insider reports a standard package of two weeks of severance for each year at Paramount or Warner Bros. Discovery, with a decision due by 11 p.m. ET on November 8. The Daily Beast reports that the buyout extends to employees at vice-president level or below with 15 or more years of service, citing the New York Post.

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  1. Skydance told employees on Monday that they must work in the office five days a week.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Business Insider
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Skydance is offering voluntary buyouts to employees who decline the five-day office requirement.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    Business Insider
    Right
    New York Post

  3. According to the New York Post, the buyout is open to employees at vice-president level or below with 15 or more years of service.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  4. The standard package is two weeks of severance for each year at Paramount or Warner Bros. Discovery, according to two people familiar with the offer.

    One outletBusiness Insider· Left

  5. Employees offered severance must decide by 11 p.m. ET on November 8, according to an HR email Business Insider viewed.

    One outletBusiness Insider· Left

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  1. Skydance is pushing to cut costs after its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to the New York Post.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  2. The memo did not say how many workers would take the buyout.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Skydance requires five office days a week and offers buyouts to staff who refuse. Business Insider focuses on package terms, the Daily Beast on the CEO and staff reaction, the New York Post on cost cuts after the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Business Insider headlines lead with the buyout offer and its terms; the Daily Beast, rated far left, frames it around the Trump-friendly CEO and staff wanting to leave.

    Here's the buyout package Skydance is offering employees who don't want to work in person 5 days a week
    Business InsiderLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post leads with the takeover-driven cost cutting and the new buyout program, presenting the five-day mandate as part of a major shakeup.

    David Ellison’s Skydance unveils employee buyout program, orders five-day return to office
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Trump-friendly billionaireEye EscapeTrumpy Boss

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    Has not covered this story.

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  • Loaded modifier

    Trump-friendly billionaireMore neutral: David Ellison

    The political label is attached to Ellison without bearing on the buyout being reported.

    The Trump-friendly billionaire is extending the offer to employees at the vice-president level or below…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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    Eye EscapeMore neutral: consider leaving

    Escape implies staff are fleeing a bad situation, which the reported facts do not establish.

    CBS News Staff Eye Escape From Trumpy Boss: ‘It’s Ugly’

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Trumpy BossMore neutral: CEO David Ellison

    Describing the CEO as a Trumpy boss pre-judges him by a political label rather than his role.

    CBS News Staff Eye Escape From Trumpy Boss: ‘It’s Ugly’

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • buyout package terms and deadline
  • employee choice between office work and severance
  • Trump-friendly CEO and staff unease

Leaves out

  • cost-cutting motive reported by the New York Post

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • cost cuts after the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
  • five-day mandate as a shakeup
  • Ellison streamlining the empire

Leaves out

  • two-weeks-per-year severance formula
  • November 8 decision deadline

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    David Ellison’s Skydance unveils employee buyout program, orders five-day return to office

    Companywide memo was signed by Ellison and Skydance co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, the former Mattel chief who joined the company earlier this month.

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  • Left

    First to report

    Business Insider, Oct 26, 2:01 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    1 hr 13 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 3:15 PM EDT

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  1. Business InsiderLeftOct 26, 2:01 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 26, 3:15 PM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 26, 7:29 PM EDT

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