The above quote, attributed to former Knick star guard Michael Ray Richardson, applies both to the mainstream media and the LA Times. (Unfortunately, it could also apply to the car industry, the housing market and the stock market, but let’s stick to what I know.)
And what I know today is that the LA Times announced today it will cut another “250 jobs, including 150 from the newsgathering staff. In a further cost-cutting step, the paper will reduce the number of pages it publishes each week by 15%.”
I hate to read this shit for lots of reasons, but here’s three:
- People who only wanted to do journalism are being thrown out on the street.
- The paper will only get worse as it continues to cut off more fingers and toes.
- Selfishly, it’s just what I need as a writer–another 150 more competitors pushed out there.
Tags: death-of-newspapers, LA-Times
