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    Cinematographers to hold candlelit walk and memorial for Sarah Jones on Friday

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    LOS ANGELES --

    The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) will hold a candlelit walk and memorial on Friday, March 7 for 27-year-old Sarah Jones, the assistant camerawoman who was tragically killed on February 20, while on location in Georgia. Starting at the Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles at 7:00pm, Local 600 members will join fellow union and guild members and members of the production community in a walk to the memorial service at ICG's national offices, 7755 Sunset Boulevard.

    Sarah’s parents, Elizabeth and Richard Jones, will fly in from South Carolina to attend.

    Steven Poster, ASC, president of the guild, said, “I hope that the lesson the industry takes from this awful tragedy is that there can be no short cuts in the workplace. A person’s life is infinitely more important than a production’s schedule or budget. Safety has to be the number one priority in our industry.”




    Bloomberg reports that Meta will lay off 5% of staff

    Wednesday, January 15, 2025
    The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

    News reports say that social media company Meta Platforms is planning to cut 5% of total staff this year by terminating staff based on performance and hiring new workers to replace them.

    Bloomberg News reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an internal note to employees, saying he wants to "raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster."

    Meta employs about 72,000 people, according to recent filings, so cutting 5% of staff would amount to 3,600 people, Bloomberg said Tuesday. The Menlo Park, California-based company owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.

    The company declined to comment Wednesday but said that Bloomberg's reporting was accurate.

    Workers in the U.S. who will be affected will be notified on Feb. 10, while those in other countries will be informed later, Bloomberg said.

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