Ortiz on "Pointe"

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Pointe" Editor-in-Chief Virginia Johnson and Reviews Editor Robert Johnson laid off at McFadden Media
by Lori Ortiz, ExploreDance.com, January 26, 2009

And see this post.

More dance editors lose jobs

Dance journalist Lori Ortiz reports that Pointe magazine's highly-respected editor-in-chief Virginia Johnson and review editor and critic Robert Johnson have lost their positions, and that the publication will no longer run reviews.

Ortiz quotes Robert Johnson: "I believe that the powers that be have wanted to dump the reviews section for some time. Virginia was a big supporter of reviews, so it didn't happen on her watch."

I will post updates as I learn more.