#music-publication

#music-publication

Pitchfork founder started the music publication in his bedroom in suburban Minnesota.

The internet's role in Pitchfork's emergence as a music hub is highlighted by former contributors and executives. [ more ]

Conde Nast is merging Pitchfork with GQ, resulting in layoffs and concern for the outlet's future.

Pitchfork's remaining staff is now reduced to a skeleton crew and GQ's paywall is likely to diminish its reach. [ more ]

Pitchfork was known for its underdog energy and providing exposure to weird, challenging, and brilliant art.

The recent announcement of Pitchfork being folded into GQ and the subsequent layoffs marks the end of the site as it was known. [ more ]

Pitchfork, the online music publication, is being folded into men's magazine GQ as part of a merger by parent company Condé Nast.

The merger has led to some layoffs, including the editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, Puja Patel.

The Pitchfork Union, organized under the NewsGuild of New York, condemned Condé Nast's handling of the situation and expressed concern about the future of the publication. [ more ]