FTVLive has been reporting on the exodus and problems at WFXT, the Cox station in Boston.

Now, the Boston Globe is on the story.

The Globe writes, at least 13 staffers, including reporters, producers, salespeople, and a news director, who have left the station since the start of the year, according to interviews and workers’ LinkedIn profiles. Those exits at WFXT came on top of a steady trickle of departures stretching back years.

Eight current and former employees who spoke to the Globe cited a confluence of factors driving people out, including issues with the quality of the station’s content, overwhelming workloads, pay cuts, layoffs, and uncertainty over whether its private equity owners will keep the lights on. Most spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears of retribution.

“It was not a great atmosphere,” said David Rothstein, a former news assignment editor at Boston 25 who was laid off in 2021. “I was planning to quit every day.”

Current and former employees criticized Apollo’s continued ownership, citing cost-cutting measures such as significantly reducing anchors’ pay and the slow replacement of workers who leave. Cox Media Group, under the ownership of Apollo, has laid off staff this year at other outlets.

“They’re not a company with a rich history of journalism,” Rothstein said, referring to Apollo. “They’re investors.”

You can read the full story here.