Staff Writer
As part of the budget cuts affecting the iconic magazine, the recognizable yellow-bordered cover of the monthly National Geographic will no longer be available for purchase on newsstands beginning next year.
According to a spokeswoman on Thursday, the company will offer special editions on newsstands and will shift its attention to its digital product. Each month, subscribers will still receive a printed copy.
Only a minor portion of the magazine’s circulation, which is slightly under 1.8 million copies per month, comes from newsstand sales, according to the publication.
Even a magazine that first appeared in 1888 might experience financial difficulties that affect the media. The National Geographic Society, which promotes science and exploration, founded the magazine more than a century ago. It is best known for its vibrant imagery from all around the world.
In the previous ten years, National Geographic has experienced two changes in ownership: first, it was sold to 20th Century Fox, and then, in 2019, the Walt Disney Corporation bought it. It has been impacted by numerous layoffs.
On Wednesday, Craig Welch announced through Twitter that his 16th and final story as a senior writer for the magazine appeared in the magazine’s most recent edition.
He wrote, “NatGeo is firing all of its writers.
Although it’s true that no one with the designation of “writer” is employed anymore, the magazine said that it still employs individuals who write and edit. It will instead use independent authors to write stories. The modifications happened as a result of an organization shift in April.
