February 9, 2026 — Quillmag.com
https://www.quillmag.com/2026/02/09/washington-post-layoffs-represent-more-than-just-downsizing/
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Tthis isn’t your standard downsizing for news organizations. This is more of the beginning of the end for large mainstream/legacy print media…. Legacy media is losing money, and it’s no secret. So, the people at the top have no choice but to downsize. They have more staff than they need.”
“People can subscribe to independent news sites, but many of them are free. Why pay for something if you can get it for free, especially if it has more credibility than the legacy media?”
“In addition… ripple effects on U.S. journalism will include more legacy newspapers will be downsizing and going out of business, fewer people will be going to school for journalism degrees and there will be a continued growth of independent news sources all over the world.”
December 2, 2025 — Newsweek.com
https://www.newsweek.com/mamdani-schlossberg-aoc-aesthetically-literate-politicians-11087595
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“They come across as earnest at a time when a lot of older politicians are viewed as stale, scandal-ridden, or checked out… And of course, promising ‘free stuff’ never hurts with certain voters.”
“This isn’t some deep new trend. Politics has always borrowed from acting… And New York has its own thing going on — loud, crowded, dramatic, and convinced that those traits equal authenticity. A lot of what goes viral from New York politicians is just the city’s culture spilling onto the internet.”
“Once politicians learn that a photoshoot or a meme gets more attention than policy, they start leaning into the performance.”