I think it's 4, but inverted. Markets have fragmented a bit, but it's more important that reviewers have. The value of being part of a larger organization has shrunk for someone who produces reviews, fiction, and some journalism. In the past you had to be part of a larger organization like a newspaper to make your work happen. But now people who can earn on their own increasingly do. For example, I like dumb fantasy books, and I'm suspicious of new authors in the genre who aren't self-published. Established authors get a pass because the publishers were the only game in town when they started.
The larger organizations increasingly consist of people who can't make it on their own, but have a talent for reading the room. If you only follow their work it's going to feel like the quality of work has deteriorated.
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I think it's 4, but inverted. Markets have fragmented a bit, but it's more important that reviewers have. The value of being part of a larger organization has shrunk for someone who produces reviews, fiction, and some journalism. In the past you had to be part of a larger organization like a newspaper to make your work happen. But now people who can earn on their own increasingly do. For example, I like dumb fantasy books, and I'm suspicious of new authors in the genre who aren't self-published. Established authors get a pass because the publishers were the only game in town when they started.
The larger organizations increasingly consist of people who can't make it on their own, but have a talent for reading the room. If you only follow their work it's going to feel like the quality of work has deteriorated.
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