The gutting of staff at The Washington Post last week wasn't just another media layoff story. It looks more like the final death throes of legacy media as America once knew it.
For much of the 20th century, newspapers like The Washington Post and The New York Times were not merely news organizations, but cultural gatekeepers — institutions that defined what (they thought) mattered and what Americans were supposed to believe.
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Jerry McGlothlin ✉
Jerry McGlothlin is a writer, media consultant, and CEO of Special Guests Publicity, a firm specializing in booking guests on major media platforms. With decades of experience in communications, he focuses on exploring political and societal issues from a conservative perspective.