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more about #layoffs more comments → sweetpickles: Do magazines think people want to wait for their regurgitated content on a monthly basis again? No. They do not. Silly magazines. You're going to have... more » momof3wildkids: From the looks of the picture, Martha Stewart is in bed with something other than the State Dept. With that stick, it is no wonder she doesn't need a... more » MisterHippity: Back in the 80s, my first real job was a reporter for a local bi-weekly up in Putnam county. The only other reporter on the staff of that paper - hire... more » gawkimo: "the dismissals are not economically motivated" Of course not. Has the Post ever made money? more » hgitty: There aren't any minorities at the Post, anymore. more » kappakappaspankme: I'm a bit confused. The tipster states that these people should have been released a while ago. Then he/she goes on to say that most of them are min... more » hannapdx: Oh no! I'm getting married in 2011, how will I ever know how to plan my own wedding without the help of overpriced wedding mags?!!! more » 2Winners: This is actually great for all celebrity brides. Haven't we all heard of the InStyle Weddings Curse? (Jennifer Morrison from "House," I'm looking in ... more » Perhaps Not: In a related story, jeepers h. christmas Christina Hendricks is so unbelievably hot I'm afraid my monitor is going to melt and fuse with me desk. more » manchops: more and more reasons to LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE! I mean, seriously! Start submitting the mag titles now, this could SAVE the whole industry! more » rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: I really don't understand how you couldn't make money on a bridal magazine. Your readers only get them for a year (unless they've gone way overboard) ... more » sweetpickles: Another piece of the straight marriage industrial complex's soul: ripped to shreds! Now our lady partners will have to consult gay blogs to see which ... more » louise: Let's hope the SI/Fortune PTB don't follow their HBO brethren's example and have the HR head do a victory lap w/her VP showing off new mink coats pur... more » dreweverett: At least one print outlet is being "resurrected." From TPM - "Staff of the Southern Voice, a gay weekly in Atlanta and one of the handful of publicat... more » TheBusinessGuy: Naturally the horrible murders in the Philippines dwarfs anything else in this post--the enormity of the evil is staggering. But to deal with what my... more » -
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Martha Stewart Caught in Bed With Big Government
In your cheery Wednesday media column: our nemesis Martha Stewart's magazine implicated in decoration-for-prestige scheme, iTunes for magazines is coming, your weekly layoff roundup, and the Search Engine Media Wars heat up. More » -
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Tipster Confirms Ten Layoffs at the New York Post
A tipster at the New York Post confirms there will be ten editorial layoffs in this round, and that they'd all have come this year if it hadn't been for the Sandra Guzman lawsuit. More » -
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Time Inc. Folding InStyle Weddings
We've just confirmed that Time Inc. is folding Instyle Weddings, a quarterly publication. The wedding magazine category is rough these days. More » -
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Time Inc's Pre-Thanksgiving Layoffs
In your trepidatious Tuesday media column: we hear the Time Inc. layoffs hit Fortune (and others?) today, BusinessWeek speaks robot language, Dave Eggers will not stop saving print, and a horrible massacre of journalists in the Philippines. More » -
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Carl Kasell Escapes NPR News Gig Alive
In your merciful Monday media column: Carl Kasell gets to sleep in now, more rumored AP layoffs, crazy "old media" types eschew pointless media beef, and Verlyn Klinkenborg defended like a doe, a deer, a female deer, shut up, Verlyn. More » -
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German Newspaper Feud Gets Penis-y
In your ferocious Friday media column: Newspaper wars in Germany are of another breed, another high school paper censored for dumb reasons, more on the BusinessWeek layoffs, and George Stephanopoulos' fluff chops questioned. More » -
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BusinessWeek Layoffs Make Fools of Optimists
The long-expected BusinessWeek layoffs came down yesterday, with 130 staffers let go—a full third of its employees. Is it fair to call that a "surprise?" More » -
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AP Layoffs: Final Thoughts
We've updated (hopefully for the last time) our AP Layoffs List with the final flood of tips that came in late yesterday and this morning. A few final thoughts on the list, for those AP people still checking it: More » -
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#mediacrack
Rumors: Staff Shuffles at New York Post, Sports Illustrated
In your foreboding Thursday media column: Rumors of veterans departing their jobs far and wide, Anthony Kennedy's story weakens, newspapers and magazines lose huge money, and Jon Fine's media gig disappears. More » -
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The AP Layoffs, From Bismarck to Beijing
We've been updating our AP Layoffs List for three days with tips about layoffs in AP bureaus around the world. Here, we've organized and mapped them for you. View the national and global media carnage, below. More » -
#holidaze
The Incredible Shrinking AOL
Just in time for Christmas, AOL is asking 2,500 of its workers to volunteer for buyouts starting Dec. 4 (layoffs come after) as the company separates from Time Warner and a shadow of its former online conglomerate self. More » -
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AP Layoffs Just Don't Quit
The AP's layoffs continued yesterday. Small AP bureaus seem particularly vulnerable. We updated our comprehensive AP Layoff List this morning with several new tips we received overnight, and we'll continue to update today as new info comes in. [The List] -
#mediacrack
Fox News Anchor Gets Real Job With The Onion
In your wistful Wednesday media column: Fox News anchor moves up in the world, layoffs loom at Time Inc. and BusinessWeek, people still say they read newspapers, and Pat Kiernan has a contest, for you. More » -
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AP Layoffs, Bureau Closures Updated
This morning, we've updated our AP Layoff List post with multiple new tips, including bureau closures in the US and abroad, and names of some more layoff victims. We'll continue to update it as info comes in. [AP Layoff List] -
#internalmemos
Double X Isn't Closing—It's Crawling Back Up Into Slate's Uterus
Slate honcho Jacob Weisberg has addressed Double X's shuttering as a stand-along entity in a memo, confirming some layoffs and characterizing the site's demotion to a section of Slate as "returning Double X to the womb from which it sprang." More » -
#feuds
Will Evangelize Your Tech Company for Food
Don Dodge used to be an official evangelist for Microsoft, hyping the company's software and insulting its competitor Google. Then Microsoft laid him off, and Google hired him. Cue the bitter, flip-flopping blog post in which Dodge loudly switches sides. More » -
#layoffs
The AP Layoff List
The layoffs at the AP are indeed happening today. We're compiling a list of all the casualties—the ones we hear about and the ones reported elsewhere. Click through for our continuously updated list.
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#media
BusinessWeek Names New Editor, Starts Layoffs (Perhaps) (Updated)
BusinessWeek, which is in full reinvention mode since its was bought by Bloomberg last month, has found itself a new editor. We also hear layoffs are coming. Full info below. (UPDATED, with internal memo). More » -
#rumormonger
AP Layoffs Coming Down Today?
Last month we heard that the AP might need to make hundreds of layoffs before the end of the year. Some of those layoffs, we hear, could be coming today. More »
