The Gift Is Coming!!

Christmas is over, except for this:

Is American Journalism Headed Toward an 'Extinction-Level Event'?

The news industry has been in decline for decades, but the latest round of layoffs is especially ominous.

By Paul Farhi


For a few hours last Tuesday, the entire news business seemed to be collapsing all at once. Journalists at Time magazine and National Geographic announced that they had been laid off. Unionized employees at magazines owned by Condé Nast staged a one-day strike to protest imminent cuts. By far the grimmest news was from the Los Angeles Times, the biggest newspaper west of the Washington, D.C., area. After weeks of rumors, the paper announced that it was cutting 115 people, more than 20 percent of its newsroom.  --Atlantic, via AOSHQ

Even though we enjoy picking apart the BS from the local rag which conveniently supplies a target-rich offering every day, we simply cannot--in conscience--renew the subscription when it comes due.

Oh, well.