Listen up, folks, because the print publication racket is finally getting the boot it deserves. For years, these self-important ink-slingers have been peddling their biased drivel, wrapped in glossy pages and smug editorials, but now the chickens are coming home to roost. Subscriptions are tanking, newsstand sales are a joke, and the latest circus at Conde Nast proves the whole industry’s on life support. America First means putting real people ahead of elite echo chambers, and guess what? Real Americans are tuning out this nonsense faster than you can say “fake news.” Let’s dive into the carnage – and why it’s about time.
The Subscription Slaughter: Numbers That Make You Cringe
Print media’s been bleeding out for decades, but 2024 and 2025 have turned the trickle into a flood. Newspaper publishing revenue has plummeted at an annualized rate of 2.7% over the past five years, limping to a measly $30.1 billion in 2025. That’s right – down another dip this year alone. Print subscriptions? Forget about it. The New York Times, that bastion of coastal elitism, saw its print subs drop to 570,000 in the third quarter of 2025, a nosedive of 50,000 from the same period in 2024. Revenue from those dinosaur editions? A pitiful $127.2 million, off by 3%.
And it’s not just the big boys. Local rags are vanishing like snow in July. Since 2005, one-third of U.S. newspapers have shuttered, with the pace accelerating so hard that analysts bumped up their doomsday clock from 2025 to 2024. Over 136 newspaper closures and mergers since July 2024 alone, and fewer than 15% of dailies remain independently owned. High production costs, ad revenue vanishing into the digital ether – it’s a perfect storm. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution? They’ll stop printing daily by December 2025. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch? No Monday editions anymore, slashing 52 papers a year plus holidays. Even across the pond, places like Ghana are watching their newspaper era quietly collapse. Subscriptions and sales? Huge losses, folks. Huge.
Staff Cuts and Editorial Bloodbaths: The Human Toll of Hubris
Now, the real fun: staff slashing that’s turning newsrooms into ghost towns. Media job cuts hit 15,000 in 2024, and 2025 is keeping the party going with no signs of slowing. As of October 2, 2025, we’re already at 14,000 media layoffs this year. The Washington Post? They axed 4% of their workforce after hemorrhaging $100 million. NBC News? 150 journalists shown the door in one go. Nexstar Media Group? Trimming 2% across the board starting December 2024.
But nothing screams “dysfunctional family” like the recent blowup at Conde Nast. On November 4, 2025, they announced folding Teen Vogue into its big sister Vogue, laying off staffers including the editor-in-chief and a bunch of others. What followed? A virtual brawl – or more like a hallway ambush – where over a dozen unionized employees cornered the head of HR on the 34th floor, demanding answers about the cuts. Video shows the chaos: staffers trailing the guy, shouting questions while he tells them to back off. By November 6, four of those agitators got the boot for “extreme misconduct.” The union’s crying foul, calling it illegal firings of leaders, especially hitting BIPOC and trans staffers hard. Revelations poured out: accusations of targeting marginalized employees, internal protests, and the whole mess escalating into federal labor complaints. It’s a microcosm of the industry’s implosion – overpaid execs slashing jobs while the rank-and-file throw tantrums.
The most brutally awkward thing you’ll see today: Condé Nast staffers confront head of HR Stan Duncan over layoffs outside his 34th-floor office.
Four of the employees featured in this exclusive video from the confrontation were then fired for “extreme misconduct.”
The whole… pic.twitter.com/Ze6Vmyz0iI
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) November 6, 2025
This isn’t new for Conde Nast; they’ve been hacking away since late 2023, with more rounds in December 2024 hitting top executives and GQ staff. But this latest revelation? It’s the cherry on top of a melting sundae, exposing how these outfits are crumbling under their own weight.
The Future: Digital Pipe Dreams or Total Oblivion?
So, what’s next for these relics? The optimists babble about a “print revival” in 2025, claiming it’s not dead yet. Sure, some niche mags might cling on, but the trends scream otherwise. Print revenue for newspapers, magazines, and journals keeps sliding, while books hold steady – but who reads those leftist tomes anyway? Digital’s supposed to save the day, but even there, hyperscale social video platforms are eating traditional media’s lunch. Journalism faces attacks from politicians, economic headwinds, and a public that’s had enough.
By the end of 2025, expect more closures, more mergers, and more desperate pivots to online-only. Independent papers are fighting tooth and nail, but with ad dollars fleeing to tech giants and subscribers switching to apps (or ditching altogether), it’s grim. World press trends show shifts in revenue, but for print? It’s circling the drain. America First demands accountability, and these outlets have failed spectacularly. Maybe it’s time for new voices – ones that actually speak to the heartland, not lecture it.
Teen Vogue has been poison in the ear of young girls for a long time.
Encouraging girls to have abortions, have sex, be “fat and happy”, bind their chests.
Now it is ceasing publication and its editor has been let go.
Sanity prevails. pic.twitter.com/9d3Js120rr
— Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) November 8, 2025
In the end, the print publication business is reaping what it sowed: years of agenda-pushing over truth-telling. As they slash space, fire staff, and brawl in boardrooms, one thing’s clear – the future holds more pain, and frankly, it’s overdue. Good riddance to the old guard; let’s build something better.