Flying Squid@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 26 days agoOver 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsementwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1579file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldusnews@beehaw.org
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minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-226 days agoThis is a huge number too. Apparently the NYT leadership was crowing about gaining 4000 subscriptions over a few months recently. If gaining 4000 is considered a lot in the industry, losing 200,000 and growing is a roaring statement of disapproval.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·26 days agoAs of 2023 they had like 2.5 million subscribers, so it’s like almost 10% That’s pretty huge.
minus-squareprolelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-226 days agoDecimated! (it’s rare that I get to use this term accurately, let me have this)
This is a huge number too. Apparently the NYT leadership was crowing about gaining 4000 subscriptions over a few months recently.
If gaining 4000 is considered a lot in the industry, losing 200,000 and growing is a roaring statement of disapproval.
As of 2023 they had like 2.5 million subscribers, so it’s like almost 10% That’s pretty huge.
Decimated!
(it’s rare that I get to use this term accurately, let me have this)