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National Geographic reportedly lays off its last staff writers (www.theguardian.com)
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Nineteen staffers affected, according to Washington Post, with celebrated magazine to end newsstand sales

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[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How so?

[–] roofuskit@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The era of prestigious print journalism has been circling the drain at least that long.

[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I get what you mean. There is no editorial support and too much outsourcing of quality control.

I haven't actually seen a National Geographic for years, but I think that's a distribution issue.