Journalists are notorious drama queens when it comes to their own industry. Still, this has been an undeniably bleak start to the year. So far in 2024 there have been lay-offs at The Wall Street Journal, Time, Business Insider, LA Times and Sports Illustrated, plus the abrupt closure of media start-up The Messenger. On Thursday, Vice News announced hundreds of lay-offs and said that it would stop publishing on its website. As fear permeates the sector, the lure of a more independent career is growing brighter. Who wants to labour in an unstable newsroom job when you can become a content creator and post your work yourself?
众所周知，一说到自己所在的行业，新闻记者总爱大惊小怪。然而，今年新闻业确实开年不利。进入2024年以来，《华尔街日报》(The Wall Street Journal)、《时代周刊》(Time)、《商业内幕》(Business Insider)、《洛杉矶时报》(LA Times)和《体育画报》(Sports Illustrated)都裁员了，还有，初创传媒公司The Messenger突然关门。上周四，Vice News宣布裁员数百人，并表示将停止在其网站上刊登新闻。