Club was once buried in the back pages of the Onion, and later grew to become its own media sensation.
There’s “something midwestern at the heart of the site,” former managing editor Erik Adams told the Reader in February. The publication’s owners claimed the move will “allow the site to grow its entertainment relationships and provide more access to exclusive events.” But that kind of music-insider business is the very antithesis of the A.V. If the somber news of the departure feels eerily familiar, that’s because it is: news companies everywhere are being gutted by private equity firms or hedge funds. Maybe you were lucky to witness the site’s comment sections after hate-watching season eight of Dexter or the A.V. Club was the pop culture website for people who religiously follow entertainment news. Longtime fans from all over poured out their sympathies online for the writers and editors forced to make the gut-wrenching decision between moving cross-country or losing their jobs.įor years, the A.V. The dreadful move came months after the company’s private equity owners announced they were bringing the site “closer to the industry it covers”-and forcing staffers to either relocate or quit their jobs. Club wrote their final words for the esteemed, deeply midwestern pop-culture site, which is relocating its headquarters to California. NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS Open dropdown menuĮarlier this month, the Chicago-based staff of the A.V.
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