Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go
That the Tribune, which has long seemed one of Texas’ most financially stable news orgs, would need to lay people off was shocking enough. That they chose to eliminate positions covering criminal justice and marginalized communities – in fact, eliminating its criminal justice beat altogether – was unfathomable for journalists and justice advocates statewide.
In response to the shortfall, Shah – who came on in January of this year – took recommendations from the senior management team, including Chan, Senior Managing EditorThursday, the Tribune has also put two podcasts – the daily Brief and the weekly TribCast – on hiatus. The laid off reporters will not be replaced, but there are two new hires to the sponsorship team and more planned for the development team.
Former Tribune reporters were frustrated by Shah’s statement: Roxana Asgarian, who covered courts and law for the Tribune until this year, wrote on X, “This doesn’t address why the two reporters eliminated focused on marginalized communities. Or why the development and fundraising teams up to now have literally been famous for raising adequate funding.
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