Buzzmedia Issues Statement On Spin Layoffs: Charles Aaron To Stay

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Statement from SPIN confirming that eleven employees have been laid off including editor-in-chief Steve Kadell and managing editor Catherine Davis has been added to the original report.

In response to queries from minonline, SPIN responded with the following statement:

As part of BUZZMEDIA's acquisition of SPIN, we have been evaluating our integration plan in conjunction with our efforts to enhance and grow SPIN's offerings and audience. As part of these integration efforts, we have made some formal changes to the SPIN staff, which impact the Editor in Chief/Magazine, Steve Kandell; Managing Editor, Catherine Davis; and nine others.

We are retaining a powerful SPIN team of 25. Specifically, Charles Aaron, who leads editorial efforts across all of SPIN, will continue in his role as Editorial Director. In the coming year, we will build upon this core staff by doubling the editorial team. This investment will enable us to continue enhancing SPIN's offerings, which includes making the SPIN archive, an incredibly important part of music history, much more accessible.

BUZZMEDIA and SPIN are committed to moving forward with print, but we are still determining exactly how print fits in with SPIN's multiple distribution points and growth initiatives. While we are early in this process, we have concluded that SPIN's print offering will change after the September/October issue and we will not publish a November/December issue. SPIN will continue to be led by a strong staff with deep experience in both digital and print. We look forward to sharing what the print offering will be going forward.