The News Business. Former GTM Editor in Chief, Eric Wesoff, reports that Wood Mackenzie is shutting down greentechmedia.com and the GTM squared subscription portal. WoodMac acquired GTM for $40million in 2016 which also included the strong research and event business units which are going to continue. The decision to shutter the site has caused many to recount how GTM shaped the news in solar over the past decade plus but I am more concerned about what this means to the industry from a news coverage standpoint. We need strong and amplified coverage of the industry, not just for outsiders but for each and everyone of you to keep track on who’s doing what and what comes next. There are a few sites still operating and they need to be supported but we need to find ways to expand coverage and reporting in a sustainable and profitable way. SolarWakeup exists because I have a day job, I have published over 2,700 newsletters over the past 8 years and most of that time I had a job that paid my bills so I know how hard it is to actually do the news for a living. I’m rooting for the remaining journalists at GTM and I’m open to ideas that help and support them or the expansion of journalists in the space. GTM has been a staple for all of us in getting the story out, I’ll be sad to see it go away.
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