"The Associated Press said it would end its weekly book reviews, citing "a thorough review of AP's story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are using." Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips took a buyout, leaving the paper without a chief film critic for the first time since the 1950s. Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday also took a buyout, while Vanity Fair parted ways with chief critic Richard Lawson."
"The New York Times reassigned four of its critics - television critic Margaret Lyons, music critic Jon Pareles, classical-music critic Zach Woolfe, and theater critic Jesse Green - to new roles, drawing an outcry from those who felt the paper was shrinking its arts coverage. In response to those moves, The New Yorker's film critic Richard Brody wrote an impassioned essay titled "In Defense of the Traditional Review.""
Major outlets implemented cuts and reassignments among cultural critics this summer across several publications. The Associated Press ended its weekly book reviews, citing readership patterns on its website and mobile apps. The Chicago Tribune lost chief film critic Michael Phillips to a buyout, leaving no chief film critic for the first time since the 1950s. The Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday also took a buyout, and Vanity Fair parted ways with chief critic Richard Lawson. The New York Times reassigned four critics to new roles while announcing new hires to introduce additional voices. Causes include declining syndication outlets, editorial shifts at magazines, and broader media contraction.
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