Matt Vespa | January 26, 2024
I wish I could say it’s a proper market correction because people were tired of their lies and fake news narratives being published, but it’s not. It might partially be due to that, but the ad bubble burst, and those days will never return. The liberal media is bleeding all over, with some newsrooms being decimated over revenue issues. As Axios wrote this morning, it’s a “bloodbath.”
We saw the first signs of this in the early 2010s when news outlets
began curbing local beats. Again, the gravy train was at its high point
then, so most companies probably thought they could tread water,
shifting all their energy to national news stories. Alas, nothing lasts
forever. The LA Times has gutted one-third of its newsroom, with another
100-plus layoffs being announced on Tuesday. Time Magazine, Sports
Illustrated, and The Washington Post stare at disaster. While the
revenue issue is the first blow, the unionization of staff writers and
employees at these outlets isn’t helping (via Axios):....To Read More....
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