Just Where Is Entertainment Journalism Supposed to Pivot To?
With layoffs running rampant and critic jobs disappearing what job arenas are culture journalists supposed to learn next?
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There’s not a day that ends in Y lately where I’m not seeing more notices about journalists—of all stripes—looking for work and a company engaging in layoffs. IndieWire just went through another round recently, what seems to be its third wave in the last nearly two years. And last week the Chicago Tribune, the former home of Gene Siskel, announced they’d be laying off 10% of their staff including film critic Michael Phillips. This marks the second round of layoffs in five months for the Tribune.
