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Jan 30 2009 8:54am EDT

Idle Chatter: Letterman, 'LAT,' 'Page Six Mag,' more

-CBS is in talks with David Letterman to extend his tenure at the Late Show past 2010. [B&C]

-The New York Post is more or less folding Page Six Magazine; what was a weekly will now be a quarterly, and the whole staff is getting laid off. [FishbowlNY]

-The Los Angeles Times is discontinuing its "California" section and moving local content into the front section. The paper's publisher, Eddy Hartenstein, is also trying to keep staffers from talking to the press, and reportedly spiked a story notifying readers of an upcoming cover price increase. [LAObserved via Romenesko]

-Who needs economists? Here's how you can tell when it's a recession: Cash4Gold.com buys ad time during the Super Bowl. [NYP]

-Slate's Jack Shafer: "I still think the newspaper has a long way to go before it's taken the dirt nap." [The Wrap]

-ABC is eliminating 400 jobs; 200 of those are open positions that will be left unfilled. [NYT]. □

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