61 WaPo fires 20. Shuts down gaming section. (department head was a transgender from Kotaku. WaPo learns Hiring from Kotaku is an expensive mistake) (www.breitbart.com) posted 1 year ago by NotAGlowy 1 year ago by NotAGlowy +61 / -0 Washington Post Lays Off 20 Staffers, Shuts Down Gaming, Kids Sections The Washington Post laid off 20 of its newsroom staffers and discontinued its gaming section and KidsPost, the outlet announced on Tuesday. 27 comments share 27 comments share save hide report block hide replies
What? Kids are not reading their [subscriber-walled] newspaper? Here is my shocked face 🙃
Gamers aren't just kids, and gaming isn't just for kids. Gaming and games journalism was a huge growth industry for a long time because it appealed to adults with money, right up until they decided to become the latest propaganda platform instead.
It does feel like it follows a pattern.