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Pitchfork Is Being Folded Into GQ, as Condé Nast Seeks ‘Best Path Forward’ for Music Publication
Condé Nast is merging Pitchfork with GQ, which will result in layoffs at at the music publication including the exit of editor-in-chief Puja Patel.
Anna Wintour, Condé Nast’s chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue, announced the changes to company staff in a memo Wednesday. This decision was made after a careful evaluation of Pitchfork’s performance and what we believe is the best path forward for the brand so that our coverage of music can continue to thrive within the company,” Wintour wrote in the memo. The company’s changes with Pitchfork come after Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch said last November that it planned to lay off upwards of 300 employees, representing 5% of total headcount, and take other cost-reduction measures.
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