Last week, Condé Nast announced that Pitchfork, the taste-making music news and criticism website it had acquired in 2015 — which had entranced and sometimes infuriated fans for more than two decades — would be brought under the editorial umbrella of GQ.
The announcement felt like a death knell for a certain kind of critical posture — progressive but not inaccessible, knowledgeable but also curious — that feels increasingly remote in the current media landscape.
Some version of the site will continue, but online, the news was received with dismay and frustration.
Guests:Ryan Schreiber, the founder of Pitchfork and its editor in chief for approximately two decadesChris Kaskie, Pitchfork’s first employee and first CEOConnect With Popcast.
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Persons:
Condé Nast, Ryan Schreiber, Chris Kaskie, Pitchfork’s, Jon Caramanica
Organizations:
Pitchfork, GQ, Facebook, Twitter
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