National Geographic reportedly lays off its last staff writers
National Geographic reportedly lays off its last staff writers
Nineteen staffers affected, according to Washington Post, with celebrated magazine to end newsstand sales
Nineteen staffers affected, according to Washington Post, with celebrated magazine to end newsstand sales
Journalism of all types is dying out. It’s incompatible with the end goals of capitalism, and the more business types try to bleed profit from it, the weaker it gets and the more beleaguered journalists become trying to do jobs meant for 3-4 people each. The “content” quality only matters insomuch as it draws just enough eyes to sell ads.
Been working in media for about a decade now - we need community driven journalism more than ever. We need to keep journalism out of the hands of those who only see it as a means to an end for wealth for themselves and parasitic shareholders.
This. The economic model of corporate journalism failed years ago, replacing actionable information that advertisers wanted to be across the hairline from with copy generated to glean the most ad impressions from.
While gutting the guardrails of oversight by last-line editors who'd be disinclined to see the news value of localizing a TikTok trend.
This is so sad. Clinging to dated income models, and not shifting the way stories are told, it all feels so cheapened. The right thing to do now is shut it down altogether.