If you haven't seen the explosion on the Tweaterplexer this morning, ESPN is laying off 100 staffers today, including what's being reported as 50 people that we're likely to know. Deadspin is keeping a running list as news comes out. <http://deadspin.com/a-running-list-of-espn-layoffs-1794664091> Here's a link to SI sports media reporter Richard Deitsch's twitter page <https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch> , where another (and perhaps better) running account and links to news items is being kept.
In most cases, news of individuals getting the ax is coming out as the casualties themselves tweet about it. The first reveal came a couple of hours ago when the great Ed Werder revealed that he had been canned on the spot the night before the NFL Draft, which he had been assigned to cover.