Journalism is Collapsing with Matt Pearce

Factually! with Adam Conover

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4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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The profession of journalism is facing a crisis. Recent years have brought devastating layoffs to nearly every major news outlet, with local newspapers shuttering daily. As these institutions crumble, we're faced with a question: what does a world without journalism even look like? This week, Adam is joined by journalist Matt Pearce, who recently experienced large-scale layoffs at the LA Times. Together, they discuss the industry's apparent demise, the irreplaceable role of boots-on-the-ground reporting, and speculate on journalism's future.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast. I don't know what to think I don't know what to say
0:16.0	and that's all right that's okay
0:21.0	I don't know anything.
0:25.0	Hello and welcome to Factually. I'm Adam Conover. Thank you for joining me on the show again.
0:30.0	You know, the professional journalism has been in trouble for a while, but in the last couple
0:34.2	weeks we've started to see it collapse before our eyes.
0:37.8	Not a single outlet has been spared, whether it's NPR, ABC News, the Wall Street Journal, Ad Week, or even the hallowed halls of Vice
0:46.1	Media and Sports Illustrated, both of which had their entire staffs eliminated in just the past few
0:52.2	months.
0:53.0	And my local paper is no exception.
0:55.5	The LA Times just laid off 115 people,
0:58.8	about 20% of its entire newsroom.
1:01.5	It seems kind of ridiculous to me that no one has cracked the code
1:04.4	for making a successful newspaper in the most populous county in the country, but that's
1:09.2	what's happening so something is clearly fucked.
1:12.6	I mean, the numbers are bleak.
1:14.8	Since 2005, we have lost one-third of all newspapers
1:19.2	in the country and two-thirds of newspaper journalists.
1:22.4	That's right, two-thirds of newspaper journalists. That's right, two-thirds of all newspaper journalism jobs
1:25.8	have disappeared in under 20 years.
1:28.0	2.5 local newspapers closed every single week last year.
1:32.8	That means the newspaper in your city where you live.
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