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Dec 05 2008 2:41pm EDT

Late Breaks: 'Morning Joe' on the Radio; more

-Cablevision is taking the pruning shears to Newsday, preparing to trim five percent of its workforce. That will mean two dozen or so jobs from the newsroom. [Media Mob]

-Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are taking their buddy act onto the radio with a new daily show on WABC that starts Monday. Where do they find the time? [TVNewser]

-The New York Daily News's venerable gossip duo, Rush & Molloy, are ending their daily column; they'll still appear in the Sunday paper. [NYDN]

-Jon Fine's media predictions for 2009: The New York Times Co. will sell About.com, Rupert Murdoch's reputation will suffer, and Michael Wolff will prove wrong about MySpace. [BW]. □


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