Jack Shafer Talks About Being Let Go Like the Media Critic He Is

When columnist Jack Shafer announced last night via Twitter that he was leaving Reuters, the media world responded with a collective electronic gasp. Despite the surprise following his announcement, this is familiar territory for Shafer, who landed at Reuters after Slate shut down his “Press Box” column in 2011. Hours after his announcement, Shafer spoke to Capital New York’s Peter Sterne in an interview reflective of just how much of an industry vet Shafer is. Even in discussing the unfortunate loss of his own job he came at it like a critic: