Condé Nast, the parent company of Pitchfork, has announced the merger of the music publication with GQ magazine, leading to layoffs of several Pitchfork staffers. The decision has sparked anger and sadness, with some describing it as a devastating blow to music criticism. The move has also drawn criticism from the Pitchfork Union and The NewsGuild of New York. However, Anna Wintour, the chief content officer of Condé Nast, expressed excitement for the new possibilities arising from the merger.
The Death Of Pitchfork (@lefsetz) https://t.co/sl1mIwWey0
In @nytopinion “I’m gutted to see Condé Nast folding the online music magazine Pitchfork into GQ,” Ezra Klein writes. “It’s one of the few corners of the internet I still love, no matter how often I find myself in disagreement.” https://t.co/dvDk9fACpy
I wrote about Pitchfork, as a reader, freelancer, and colleague https://t.co/W3MfUcJ9Vu
Inside Pitchfork’s absorption into GQ: When ‘music media’ becomes ‘men’s media,’ what’s lost? https://t.co/qMy0y5hggk
.@ezraklein's opinion piece on Pitchfork, the decline of media, and the importance of curation (citing FILTERWORLD!) https://t.co/8k5Z8xRd9X https://t.co/KgO5upv1uj
.@MarcHogan pours one out for Pitchfork: "It also matters because music matters, because writing about music matters, because holding powerful figures to account in any industry matters." https://t.co/CUFSfMWmvG https://t.co/Gs5oaqK9ug
Perspective by Chris Richards: Condé Nast announced Wednesday that Pitchfork, the most influential music journalism publication of the past 20 years, will be folded into GQ. https://t.co/lHIUNbNIxi
OPINION: Condé Nast’s decision to fold historically independent music website Pitchfork into its flagship men’s magazine, GQ, spells disaster for female musicians. https://t.co/BPk6dXhwOf
The end of Pitchfork is an ugly omen for music journalism’s future (@Chris__Richards - @washingtonpost) https://t.co/GurSLTomD7
The @pitchfork news is devastating for music criticism. Here's why reviews matter. Read the opinion piece https://t.co/C52bN4Yl48
Pitchfork Union and The NewsGuild of New York have condemned Condé Nast's decision to restructure Pitchfork in a merger with GQ https://t.co/nLrMcDx696 https://t.co/WP4a1Ubs6H
“Both Pitchfork and GQ have unique and valuable ways that they approach music journalism,” Anna Wintour said, “and we are excited for the new possibilities together.” https://t.co/6ZK3kEAHUH
"It also matters because music matters, because writing about music matters, because holding powerful figures to account in any industry matters." @MarcHogan pours one out for Pitchfork: https://t.co/QgLk6nWxPk https://t.co/dU8T0wZ6ng
Pitchfork Is Being Folded Into GQ, as Condé Nast Seeks ‘Best Path Forward’ for Music Publication https://t.co/M1MBfdWO9X via @variety
Pouring One Out for Pitchfork - 9.2 Music Publication in a 3.7 Digital Media World (@marchogan - @rollingstone) https://t.co/JEvvVMX606
Pitchfork To Be Absorbed Into GQ https://t.co/0diDtxSufK https://t.co/B4JkLu9C1L
Pitchfork, The Music Press, And The Silencing Of Storytellers (@clashrobin - @clash_music) https://t.co/Y8B7MZd05K
Pouring One Out for Pitchfork: A 9.2 Music Publication in a 3.7 Digital Media World 🔗https://t.co/QgLk6nX5ES https://t.co/auWRLVjCfn
Music Journalism Can't Afford A Hollowed-Out Pitchfork (@israelizreal - @DefectorMedia) https://t.co/Obl3MtCMht
I write about the collapse at Pitchfork—which will be merged into GQ magazine. Link in the thread below. https://t.co/C83tKeZLJN
Pitchfork’s absorption into 'GQ' is a travesty for music media -- and musicians (Laura Snapes - @guardian) https://t.co/Ti3ZtNwB0b
Pitchfork and Me (@ericdharvey) https://t.co/GJ5rJ5XE2U
Music journalism can't afford a hollowed-out Pitchfork: https://t.co/ZkwB2PjUnw
Pitchfork subsumed into GQ and why we’re about to see the music journalism equivalent of GameGate.
The Pitchfork discourse is quickly shifting into culture wars that benefit only one group: the sickos who wanna monetize the death of music journalism.
Pitchfork, the storied music criticism site, will be merged with the men's magazine GQ, according to a memo from Anna Wintour, the chief content officer of Condé Nast, their parent company. Multiple employees within the online publication were laid off. https://t.co/6ZK3kEAHUH
Pitchfork is being folded into GQ, as Condé Nast seeks "best path forward" for music publication https://t.co/cOe1pyfOD5
Pitchfork is being folded into GQ as part of a restructure by Condé Nast, with a number of the music publication's staffers also being laid off https://t.co/LwYRx6Hanc https://t.co/nWLsiGFMzW
Anger and sadness over Pitchfork merger with GQ https://t.co/y56lFhZItW
Music publication Pitchfork is being merged with GQ magazine by Condé Nast. https://t.co/vyVRMoP8p9