Shortly after Murdoch buys National Geographic, he fires its award-winning journalists / Boing Boing

Included in the mass-firings are photo editor Sherry L. Brukbache, picture editor Nancy Lee Ott, photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols, and a designer described by colleagues as “the best designer on staff.” At least 180 staffers were fired in all, the largest layoff’s in the magazine’s 127 year history.