I’m starting a thread for news on mounting media layoffs as well as criticism of the media and journalism. Stuff that doesn’t necessarily or directly touch on politics.

 

Dire warnings after BuzzFeed laid off 15 percent of their workforce:

 

 

 

Ex-soap writer Hal Corley (ATWT, AMC) has become a minor political twitter personality. (He has talked the soaps a bit on Twitter from what I've seen at a cursory glance)

 

This "who won the day" nonsense Politico has been doing for a week or two has been the peak of their savvy Beltway gamemanship obsession and already mocked by even tame media critics, but this is its nadir:

 

The Times in extremis:

Tani, who has always carried water for the Times and has been distinctly pissed with NY Times Pitchbot more than once, makes sure to do a lengthy editorial at the end about how unfair it is for them and how Pitchbot is not, repeat not funny.

Edited November 4, 20241 yr by Vee

But Pitchbot isn't funny!  It's just accurate!

1 hour ago, Khan said:

But Pitchbot isn't funny!  It's just accurate!

The funniest part about Pitchbot is that no Beltway publication or reporter likes him. That should say it all.

Edited November 4, 20241 yr by JaneAusten

Things are going well at the Post:

this is disturbing — not into wordle, but the cooking app! 

hope they settle soon  

free link  

ny times digital media strike 

 

I feel good knowing I am one of many to help WaPo circle the drain as we fled their defense of a would-be lunatic authoritarian.

Gee, those consequences sure like to bite one on the ass, don't they?

It's one thing for an institution such as the WaPo to come out in favor of Donald Trump, but endorsing neither candidate out of concerns for the corporate bottom line is just about the most spineless action I've ever seen committed by any newspaper that pretends to serve the public interest.  It actually makes me glad I switched majors (from journalism to English) early on in college, lol.

35 minutes ago, Khan said:

endorsing neither candidate out of concerns for the corporate bottom line is just about the most spineless action I've ever seen committed by any newspaper that pretends to serve the public interest.

Bezos made billions from amazon doing deliveries during COVID.  His concern for the WaPo bottom line is truly disgusting.

And, as I mentioned on another thread, Bezos is having "election night coverage" on Amazon Prime.   Because it's a way for him to make money.

On 11/4/2024 at 10:48 AM, Khan said:

But Pitchbot isn't funny!  It's just accurate!

That an oh-so-serious publication like Semafor actually has to point out to us in jeering terms how "questionably funny" Pitchbot is.

Speaking of questionably funny, this is one of the better pieces from the leftist shell that is today's Onion.

 

I have been nauseous all damn day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar
Noticing an absolutely huge and perhaps unprecedented exodus from this platform today. I'm down more than 10,000 followers. And while I'm not above a bad tweet or two, I don't think it's anything I posted.
Nov 6, 2024
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1854209611491893349
 

Noticing an absolutely huge and perhaps unprecedented exodus from this platform today. I'm down more than 10,000 followers. And while I'm not above a bad tweet or two, I don't think it's anything I posted.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 6, 2024

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by janea4old

I decided it was time and deactivated most of my social accounts today, save for Facebook.  I'm keeping my FB account, because that's how I stay in touch with my former classmates.

Edited November 6, 20241 yr by Khan

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