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Jan 14 2009 4:29pm EDT

Late Breaks: A Holiday from Getting Paid, more

-Barack Obama had dinner with a bunch of conservative writers. Then he entertained a bunch of liberal journalists the next morning. Could the man be any more even-handed? [WaPo; Politico]

-New York magazine has told some of its staffers that it's cutting their pay in order to avoid the need for more layoffs. [AllThingsD]

-Speaking of unilateral we're-paying-you-less initiatives, Gannett told its employees they'll be taking a mandatory one-week unpaid vacation. [E&P]

New York Times future-doubter Michael Hirschorn responds to the Times critique of his article saying the paper could shut down this spring: "[S]ubtleties in credit facilities notwithstanding, ongoing double-digit declines do not a viable long-term business make." Snap. [Atlantic]. □

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