Gizzi Is Out: Human Events Cuts Print Edition
Print bloodbath: Human Events kills newspaper, dumps staff
By Paul Bedard February 27, 2013
Human Events, for decades the lone national conservative newspaper before the Fox era, on Wednesday announced that the grim reaper killing off print publications around the nation has reached its door on Capitol Hill. The Feb. 18 issue currently on the stands will be its last.
But Human Events, Ronald Reagan’s fave, like the Christian Science Monitor, U.S. News and Newsweek before it, will live on via the Internet , where it receives 1 million visitors a month.
“This was a difficult decision, and one we did not make lightly,” said publisher Joe Guerriero. “As everyone knows, the newspaper business is a very tough business. Contrast that with the explosive growth of digital media, which we’ve seen with our own websites, HumanEvents.com and RedState.com.”
Guerriero told Secrets that the surprise decision will also mean staff cuts. By the end of Wednesday, it was a blood bath–virtually everybody associated with the small newspaper was gone, including the editor in chief and famed political reporter John Gizzi. Columnists such as Ann Coulter and Patrick J. Buchanan will likely stay part of the website’s bench.