For years now we have been covering—and chuckling over—the antics and misbehavior that have been on display from alleged journalist Taylor Lorenz. Word has come out this morning that her tenure at The Washington Post has come to an end. Lorenz will be embarking on the common move these days of a media figure starting their own outlet, hers being on the popular Substack platform.
NEW — Taylor Lorenz out at Washington Post 🚨🚨🚨https://t.co/vlIeedkCI5
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 1, 2024
The new offering will be in her usual style of coverage of the web and tech operations (she once dubbed herself “the Bob Woodward of the TikTok generation”), as she says, from the user perspective. It is not entirely clear if this was a mutual split, if she was forced out, or if she was given the chance to exit on her own terms, but she is selling this as a personal move….
