[lbo-talk] VV fires Richard Goldstein

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Aug 4 12:14:03 PDT 2004


[This is sad, and further evidence of the VV's endless decline. Goldstein was at the Voice for like 40 years, and I'm not kidding. In June 1969, the Voice's offices were over the Stonewall bar. Goldstein, then married and straight, recalls looking out the window at the developing riot, and saying to a colleague, "I hope those people get what they want." This is Gawker's report <http://www.gawker.com/topic/richard-goldstein-yes-laid-off-at-the-voice-018857.php>]

Richard Goldstein: Yes, Laid Off At the 'Voice'

You know, we even surprise ourselves when we're right: Richard Goldstein, who has worked at the Village Voice since before most of us were born, was laid off this week. Says the Voice's PR department:

"Richard was laid off as the final step of a restructuring of the editorial department that began last month. It was not an easy decision. We are grateful for his contribution to the paper."

Okay, we're ready for the backstory now, because -- wha? We like that "restructuring" plan:

1. Get rid of media critic Cynthia Cotts and new hire, online editor Matt Haber. 2. Ask the staff to do lots of extra work. 3. Fire executive editor Richard Goldstein.

We'd love to see the napkin that plan was scribbled on at 2 a.m.



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