Kim Godwin restructures the leadership team following Disney's layoffs.

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President of ABC News Kim Godwin is restructuring her senior leadership group and laying off 50 employees from the television news department.

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Godwin wrote to coworkers on Thursday morning, "Teams all around the corporation are being impacted by the downsizing that was planned many weeks ago,

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including our own ABC News family." Although these steps are never simple, they are necessary to make sure we are well-positioned for the future as we design a sustainable,

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growth-oriented future for the entire organization, according to Godwin. While this is a dreadful time for all of us, especially for those who were directly impacted by these difficult choices,

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it's important to keep in mind that as a whole, we are resilient and will come out of this era of change stronger than ever. Stacia Deshishku will oversee booking and investigative and enterprise reporting,

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Derek Medina talent strategy, production operations, and business affairs, and Katie den Daas will be in charge of news gathering. As part of the restructure,

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ABC News' senior vice presidents of newsgathering Wendy Fisher, Galen Gordon, Mary Noonan, Alison Rudnick, Chris Vlasto, Heather Riley, and David Herndon are leaving the company.

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A first round of layoffs was announced by CEO Bob Iger on Monday, followed by a second round before the summer and a third round in April. 50 employees will be let go by ABC News over time.

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Disney fired Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter and made cuts to ABC News, its TV production and acquisitions teams, its "metaverse" division, and Marvel Entertainment.

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