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Jul 16 2008 12:00am EDT

Late Breaks: A Smaller 'Stone'?

-Rolling Stone is considering a switch to a smaller, glossier, perfect-bound (ie. non-stapled) format. Presumably Jann Wenner will make the final decision when he returns from his traditional five-month summer holiday. [Media Mob]

-CNBC unwittingly used a paid consultant to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as a talking-head for a story about the mortgage giants. [Politico]

-The Associated Press has reorganized its business desk around 12 key beats. Media and entertainment is lumped in with leisure and lodging, for some reason. [AP]

-Newsweek's president, Greg Osberg, is stepping down. [Mediaweek]. □

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