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Globo Veteran Resigns, Citing Harmful Newsroom Reforms After Heart Attacks

His Instagram posts accuse recent newsroom reforms of hurting pay, promotions, trainee diversity.

Overview

  • Marta says he quit by WhatsApp from the ICU after suffering two heart attacks in Globo’s Jornal Nacional newsroom.
  • He says managers ended overtime and told him to inform producers their extra hours were gone, which cut take‑home pay.
  • He cites producer Helton Setta as overlooked, saying a seven‑year research effort went uncredited and promotions stalled for ten years.
  • He argues Globo now funnels trainee intake through a PUC‑Rio partnership, which he says narrows access compared with the older Estagiar program that drew widely from public universities.
  • He also criticized a new curb on visitors to the JN set attributed to anchor William Bonner, and the coverage to date reports no response or independent confirmation from Globo.