https://archive.ph/OLL0r

It looks like parts of the MSM are eating themselves.

“We have a billionaire who doesn’t understand media and thinks he can cut his way to success,” another staffer told me, likening the drama playing out in the editorial leadership to the reality television show “Survivor.”

This seems to be the story of America - layoffs happen everywhere.

The Times is certainly not alone in its struggles. Most news media companies are fighting to stand on their feet as they fight unprecedented headwinds. Layoffs have become the de facto norm in an industry continually pummeled by seismic change. In 2023, news outlets slashed nearly 2,700 jobs — the highest number of cuts to torment the industry since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The cuts have come at a horrendous time. As antidemocratic candidates look to seize power in election contests from coast to coast, newsrooms are shrinking and simply trying to stay afloat. That lack of accountability means dishonest figures seeking higher office, and those in positions of power, could avoid crucial scrutiny, leaving the electorate less informed about the vital decisions it will have to make in November at the ballot box.

Considering the MSM is peddling misinformation and supporting these antidemocratic candidates, here's where my sympathy goes away. It serves them right and may these MSM outlets decline more quickly.

I do have some degree of sympathy for the lower ranking workers, who have no real input and decision making power, who are just trying to earn a living. But none for management and a sense that this is a good thing if the rich are a bit less rich.