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Late Breaks The Media Breadline Lengthens

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Nov 17 2008 4:24pm EDT

Late Breaks: The Media Breadline Lengthens

-The New York Times is folding its glossy sports magazine, Play. I protest this decision; Play was one of the few Times supplements I actually looked forward to getting. [FishbowlNY]

-More doesn't-this-economy-suck news: TV Guide is laying off 33 people, or 3 percent of its staff. [NYP]

-Had enough yet? Okay, here's more: Forbes is merging its print and online staffs, a move that will result in an unspecified number of job eliminations. [Valleywag]

-Wait, did somebody mention layoffs? That's the story at Life & Style. [Mediaweek]. □

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