The stories about National Geographic today should be headlined "Disney lays off the last of National Geographic's staff writers" -- and put the responsibility where it belongs.
At the very least, stories should start like this: "The Disney Co.'s National Geographic laid off its remaining staff writers..."
The same policy should apply to layoffs at newspapers controlled by hedge funds -- and any media org owned by a larger entity.
@dangillmor well I learned about something new today:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Partners
The Society does have a 27% ownership share... And they already did rounds of layoffs during the Fox partnership era...
@dangillmor Nat Geo has a long and sordid history, but I remain glad that I saved every copy when my mother bought me unwanted subscriptions for a few years. It's an archive, at the least.
I feel old. Hard copy actually belongs to me and will continue to belong to me After our Civ falls and the world wide web becomes a folktale for children. I like that.
*buys more books*
*feels justified*
It would be useful to also detail everything Disney has done to expedite its demise.
"National Geo executives take golden parachute the size of Idaho upon instructions from Disney brass to shutter their enshittified but still marginally profitable name brand."
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