Proclaiming "no one can keep up" with the amount of change happening in the media industry, a cadre of 15 anonymous communicators started a Twitter feed to help fellow insiders stay up to date on the media industry's hirings & firings.

 

The account — aptly called "The Media is Dying" — attracted nearly 6,500 subscribers in the three weeks it's been up and running.

 

336 updates exist so far, ranging from corporate news like "CHICAGO DAILY HERALD layoffs begin today — double digit expected" to updates about specific journalists, such as "Betsy Sharkey is a new film critic at THE LA TIMES."

 

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