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atari 2600 · 09.02.2006, 09:20 AM

Longtime Rock Critic, Christgau, Axed at 'Village Voice' in Latest Layoffs

By E&P Staff

Published: August 31, 2006 4:30 PM ET updated 8:30 PM ET

NEW YORK The cuts at the Village Voice in New York City continue, with another eight let go by the New Times management, including Robert Christgau, chief rock critic at the weekly for more than three decades.

He wrote a letter to friends posted at the Gawker site:

"It is now official--Village Voice Media fired me today, 'for taste,' which means (among other things) slightly sweeter severance. This despite the support of new music editor Rob Harvilla, who I like as a person and a writer.

"We both believed I had won myself some kind of niche as gray eminence. So I was surprised Tuesday when I was among the eight Voice employees (five editorial, three art) who were instructed to bring their union reps to a meeting with upper management today. But I certainly wasn't shocked--my approach to music coverage has neverbeen much like that of the New Times papers.

"Bless the union, my severance is substantial enough to give me time to figure out what I'm doing next. In fact, having finished all my freelance reviews yesterday, I don't have a single assignment pending."

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/..._id=1003086058

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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	Longtime Rock Critic, Christgau, Axed at 'Village Voice' in Latest Layoffs By E&P Staff Published: August 31, 2006 4:30 PM ET updated 8:30 PM ET NEW YORK The cuts at the Village Voice in New York City continue, with another eight let go by the New Times management, including Robert Christgau, chief rock critic at the weekly for more than three decades. He wrote a letter to friends posted at the Gawker site: "It is now official--Village Voice Media fired me today, 'for taste,' which means (among other things) slightly sweeter severance. This despite the support of new music editor Rob Harvilla, who I like as a person and a writer. "We both believed I had won myself some kind of niche as gray eminence. So I was surprised Tuesday when I was among the eight Voice employees (five editorial, three art) who were instructed to bring their union reps to a meeting with upper management today. But I certainly wasn't shocked--my approach to music coverage has neverbeen much like that of the New Times papers. "Bless the union, my severance is substantial enough to give me time to figure out what I'm doing next. In fact, having finished all my freelance reviews yesterday, I don't have a single assignment pending." http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/..._id=1003086058
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