The departed - No. 33, Lance Goldenberg
Tampa's alt-weekly, Creative Loafing, has "let go" its movie critic, Lance Goldenberg. This is according to critic Philip Booth, a contributor to the St. Petersburg Times and other publications, on his blog.
Booth is incensed that Creative Loafing, which publishes four alt-weeklies under that name in Southern cities (as well as the Chicago Reader and the Washington City Paper), will be running reviews from its Atlanta branch. "Yes, sure, the paper is likely to cite sound 'financial' reasons for this decision. But, really, THIS from a publication that has regularly (and rightfully) taken local daily newspapers to task for the same type of decisions? Hmmmm," Booth writes.
Eric Duggans, TV writer for the St. Pete Times, also weighed in on his blog - and included a statement from Creative Loafing's editor.
That brings the count of movie critics who have lost their jobs - laid off, bought out, retired or reassigned - since January 2006 to 33. Here's the updated list:
1. Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, buyout, 2006
2. Steve Ramos, Cincinnati CityBeat, position eliminated, April 2006
3. Jami Bernard, New York Daily News, contract not renewed, May 2006
4. Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News, buyout, fall 2006
5. Dennis Lim, Village Voice, laid off, October 2006
6. Michael Atkinson, Village Voice, laid off, October 2006
7. Mark Burger, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, laid off, November 2006
8. Barbara Lester, CityLink (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), position eliminated, early 2007
9. Bob Ross, Tampa Tribune, laid off, April 2007
10. Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News, buyout, May 2007
11. Phoebe Flowers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reassigned, May 2007
12. Dave Gathman, Elgin (Ill.) Courier-News, staff reorganization, May 2007
13. Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, buyout, summer 2007
14. Jack Garner, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, retired, June 2007
15. Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune, quit, July 2007
16. Rob Nelson, City Pages (Minneapolis-St. Paul), position eliminated, August 2007
17. Matt Soergel, Florida Times-Union, reassigned, October 2007
18. Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press, buyout, December 2007
19. Jack Mathews, New York Daily News, retired, December 2007
20. Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader, retired, December 2007
21. Ed Bradley, Flint (Mich.) Journal, buyout, January 2008
22. David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune, laid off, January 2008
23. Jan Stuart, Newsday, buyout, March 2008
24. Gene Seymour, Newsday, buyout, March 2008
25. Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News, reassigned, March 2008
26. Mary F. Pols, Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune, buyout, March 2008
27. Nathan Lee, Village Voice, laid off, March 2008
28. David Ansen, Newsweek, buyout, March 2008
29. Glenn Kenny, Premiere, terminated, May 2008
30. Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post, buyout, May 2008
31. Desson Thomson, The Washington Post, buyout, May 2008
32. Hap Erstein, The Palm Beach Post, buyout, July 2008
33. Lance Goldenberg, Creative Loafing (Tampa Bay), laid off, August 2008
Booth is incensed that Creative Loafing, which publishes four alt-weeklies under that name in Southern cities (as well as the Chicago Reader and the Washington City Paper), will be running reviews from its Atlanta branch. "Yes, sure, the paper is likely to cite sound 'financial' reasons for this decision. But, really, THIS from a publication that has regularly (and rightfully) taken local daily newspapers to task for the same type of decisions? Hmmmm," Booth writes.
Eric Duggans, TV writer for the St. Pete Times, also weighed in on his blog - and included a statement from Creative Loafing's editor.
That brings the count of movie critics who have lost their jobs - laid off, bought out, retired or reassigned - since January 2006 to 33. Here's the updated list:
1. Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, buyout, 2006
2. Steve Ramos, Cincinnati CityBeat, position eliminated, April 2006
3. Jami Bernard, New York Daily News, contract not renewed, May 2006
4. Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News, buyout, fall 2006
5. Dennis Lim, Village Voice, laid off, October 2006
6. Michael Atkinson, Village Voice, laid off, October 2006
7. Mark Burger, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, laid off, November 2006
8. Barbara Lester, CityLink (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), position eliminated, early 2007
9. Bob Ross, Tampa Tribune, laid off, April 2007
10. Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News, buyout, May 2007
11. Phoebe Flowers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reassigned, May 2007
12. Dave Gathman, Elgin (Ill.) Courier-News, staff reorganization, May 2007
13. Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, buyout, summer 2007
14. Jack Garner, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, retired, June 2007
15. Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune, quit, July 2007
16. Rob Nelson, City Pages (Minneapolis-St. Paul), position eliminated, August 2007
17. Matt Soergel, Florida Times-Union, reassigned, October 2007
18. Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press, buyout, December 2007
19. Jack Mathews, New York Daily News, retired, December 2007
20. Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader, retired, December 2007
21. Ed Bradley, Flint (Mich.) Journal, buyout, January 2008
22. David Elliott, San Diego Union-Tribune, laid off, January 2008
23. Jan Stuart, Newsday, buyout, March 2008
24. Gene Seymour, Newsday, buyout, March 2008
25. Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News, reassigned, March 2008
26. Mary F. Pols, Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune, buyout, March 2008
27. Nathan Lee, Village Voice, laid off, March 2008
28. David Ansen, Newsweek, buyout, March 2008
29. Glenn Kenny, Premiere, terminated, May 2008
30. Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post, buyout, May 2008
31. Desson Thomson, The Washington Post, buyout, May 2008
32. Hap Erstein, The Palm Beach Post, buyout, July 2008
33. Lance Goldenberg, Creative Loafing (Tampa Bay), laid off, August 2008
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