Media Crash

“In the past three days, about 1,000 writers, editors, and other media workers lost their jobs — a number that will continue to increase over the next week.”

—Amanda Arnold, reporter, “1,000 People Lost Their Jobs in Media This Week,” The Cut, New York Magazine, Jan. 25, 2019

• Editorial Comment: Just what we need now — less information.



 

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