Internet Media Is Officially a Realer Job Than Newspapers
Tell your mom.
Following a new round of consolidations and layoffs, “The last daily edition of the 150-year-old Oakland Tribune will be published April 4.” Surviving 150 years is an incredible feat.
Book Publisher Makes $1 Million Charitable Donation to Jill Abramson
Jill Abramson, who was unceremoniously ousted last year as editor of the New York Times, has signed a $1 million book deal. Her book's topic will be "the future of media in a rapidly changing world." This development can be interpreted as folly, or farce.
Ads, Editorial, It's All #Content
Even in the deep dark depths of the Great Magazine Die-Off a half-decade ago, struggling print magazines did not get so desperate as to breezily stick ads on the cover of their struggling print editions. Hey, times have changed.
Bad New Print Magazine Coming
Hey, a new print magazine is on the way! How quaint, artisanal, and authentic.
The Amazing Attempt to Blame the Internet for Everything
In recent weeks, several respected magazines, their publishers, and writers have fallen prey to various journalistic malfeasance and scandals. Who is to blame? Internet boogeymen, of course.
Time Inc. Wants the Right to Outsource Most of Its Union Jobs
Fading magazine empire Time Inc. is currently trying to negotiate a new contract with the Newspaper Guild, a union that represents several hundred of the company's editorial employees. Time Inc. would like the right to eliminate most of their jobs.
Print Is Deader
Gannett, the owner of USA Today, announced that it is spinning off its more than 80 newspapers into their own company, because, ah... hey, good luck to all you newspapers, we wish you the best!
Endorsing Legal Weed Does Not Make You a "Thought Leader"
The New York Times editorial board has finally endorsed legalizing marijuana. This is widely viewed as a landmark moment in mainstream drug policy thought leadership. It should be viewed also as a testament to the ossified uselessness of mainstream thought leaders.
Jet magazine, which has been around since 1951, has printed its last issue. It's becoming an app now. Damn, the future is weird.
Another one bites the dust. After 63 years in print, Jet magazine is now online-only. This month's issue was its last.
Bill Keller's Legacy Is the Decline of the Times
Former New York Times editor Bill Keller's announcement that he's leaving the paper for a news startup is a smart move. It's also the final act in Keller's long history of proving that the New York Times is not as important as it once was.
Time Inc. entered “a restructuring process” on Tuesday—which almost certainly means hundreds and hundreds of layoffs at the magazine conglomerate.
The publisher of the St. Augustine (FL) Record is asking readers to gather in the paper's offices each night to help proofread pages. "A nice dinner for two to the person who helps us catch the most typos and errors," she writes. God, that is humiliating. Related.
New York Magazine Begins to Give Up on Print
New York magazine is considered one of the most prestigious magazines in America. New York magazine is no longer able to publish a weekly print edition. We were not joking when we told you thousands of times that print is dead.
The Onion’s print edition, currently distributed in Milwaukee, Providence, and Chicago, will cease production on December 12. Founded by two University of Wisconsin juniors in 1988, the paper once reached 17 markets across the United States, including Los Angeles and New York City.
Condé Nast Stops Paying Interns
Magazine conglomerate Condé Nast, which was slapped with a lawsuit in June for paying interns less than a dollar per hour, has decided to stop paying interns altogether. Zero. Several recent Conde interns told the Who Pays Interns Tumblr, which documents the internship wages at media companies, that their employer has…
Virginia Newspaper Apologizes for the Word "Fucking" in Kids' Section
Today's Staunton News Leader, a Gannett newspaper based in Virginia, came with a little surprise for the children. In a "Kid's Corner" sidebar buried in the weather section, the caption accompanying a Crayoned drawing included the word "fucking." As in: If you’re a fucking idiot, it can be fun to refer to your draft…
The American Journalism Review is killing its print edition. Sounds like some of that "symbolism" we heard about.
Annnnd, layoffs at the Columbia Journalism Review cap a remarkably awful layoff-filled week for New York print journalists. Stay safe out there, everyone.
