Vibe Magazine is Done

As a reflection of the roller-coaster-type economy, the magazine publishing industry is slowly disappearing and rapidly losing money. I’m a freelance writer for various magazines so this affects me personally. But what the L.A. Times just posted on their site was shocking. Vibe Magazine is closing down:

Although the magazine had already implemented cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and a four-day work week, staff today were told that its run was over.

Vibe Magazine was as pertinent to any hip-hop head as XXL and Source. So this is a great loss in the industry.