Summary
- ABC News staffers believe layoffs of executives monitoring social media led to controversy over DeMarco Morgan’s provocative Instagram photos.
- Morgan’s racy photos, especially in skin-tight bike shorts, have stirred concern at ABC News for being a distraction from his journalistic role.
- The departure of high-ranking talent executives, including oversight of code of conduct on social media, has created a leadership vacuum at ABC News.
- With the resignation of ABC News president Kim Godwin, efforts are underway to address the fallout from the layoffs and management reshuffling.
