Hollywood Reporter lays off 10 senior editorial staffers

Steve Safran December 8th, 2006

Via PaidContent, the Hollywood Reporter has let go 10 members of its editorial staff this week. The executive editor, editorial director, international GM, a VP and more senior staffers are all out. It’s another example of how the web kills the old publications that thrived on having the lock on information. It used to be that, if you wanted Hollywood insider information, you had to subscribe to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. They charge a lot for subscriptions: $329.99 a year for Daily Variety and $299 a year for the Hollywood Reporter. Now you can get box office reports, industry moves, production news, job openings and gossip all over the place for free and instantly.