New York Magazine ‘Restructuring,’ Cuts Dozens of Staffers

Adam Moss’ departure from New York Magazine is looking well-timed. Just a few weeks after his resignation as editor in chief after 15 years, the magazine is embarking on an internal restructuring that has claimed the jobs of 16 full-time employees, equal to 5 percent of the full-time head count, and another 16 part-time employees or contracted contributors. A spokeswoman for New York said the layoffs focused on audience development/circulation, copy editing, fact-checking, production and video. “In some cases, the changes we are making reflect a need for new focus as we build our digital subscription business; in others, they reflect an overdue integration of print and digital staffs,” the spokeswoman said. “The restructuring reflects tough decisions made by our ceo and management team over the past several months in order to focus our efforts where we see the most opportunity for future growth.” She declined to address whether the restructuring would be ongoing. When Moss in mid-January went public with his exit, he explained that he felt he’d simply been in the role for too long and alluded to feeling the modern job of editor (focused increasingly on sales and revenue and traffic metrics) didn’t suit him. But since then, there has been

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