Marshall McLuhan predicted newspapers' current crisis back in 1964: 'The classified ads (and stock-market quotations) are the bedrock of the press. Should an alternative source of easy access to such diverse daily information be found, the press will fold.'

no youre right its good to send money to the worst army of all time so they can friendly fire each other while trying to carpet bomb orphans

the real shit of it is that all the people laying off writers are the boring blowhards you'd avoid at a bar and all the writers are the interesting people you'd love to meet but who now can't afford a drink

pay attention to whats happening with writers being let go right now by large companies - sad, short sighted and decided on by people you'd never wanna hang with.

~questions i get~

aspiring journalists: how can i break into the industry?

veteran journalists: how can i get out of this industry?

It's been nearly 24 hours since I saw this and I'm still LIVID. Taking on more work for less money will not save you when the hedge fund in charge decides they don't need journalists. And it's deeply unethical for a self-appointed senior statesman to say otherwise.

Soon the entire media industry is going to be three newsletters and a bunch of execs trying to figure out how to get AI to rewrite press releases for them.

Yall Chuck Schumer read my Zyn and social media influencer story and held a press conference calling for federal action on nicotine pouches.
nytimes.com/2024/01/12/opi…
This is good, but what we need even more is federal action on tech platforms. cbsnews.com/newyork/video/…

I don't get billionaires because if I owned a venerated American news institution I would simply give it lots of free money and get hailed as a savior of journalism instead of trying to make myself money I don't need in an industry that doesn't make money

by 2030 there wilbl be one single national newspaper and it will be owned by mr beast. going to start ingratiating myself to him now so he'll let me be the opinion editor

seems to me the academy didn't nominate greta gerwig for best director bc they didn't want to risk scorsese not winning. even tho flower moon sucked, imho, hollywood has been implying his win is foregone for months.

Emily Dreyfuss I only stay on this platform for the journalists and news. I'd pay for a similar site that boosts y'all and puts $ in your pockets rather than the rage farmers. Can't be alone in that regard.

How many Latina columnists are left in print journalism?

This morning, I received this letter from the Los Angeles congressional delegation expressing deep concern about impending newsroom cuts at the Los Angeles Times.

L.A. Times Guild 🦅 Media Guild of the West 🧭