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Apr 03 2009 2:44pm EDT

Late Breaks: Murdoch's Advice for the 'Times,' more

-Rupert Murdoch thinks The New York Times ought to adopt a subscription model for its website. Or maybe he'd just like to see it try because he knows it would be a miserable failure? [PaidContent]

-The NBC affiliate in Boston says it won't carry Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. talk show, which Jeff Zucker has admitted is intended as a cost-saver, not a ratings smash. NBC is threatening dire consequences unless it plays along. [AP]

-So, that rumor about Google being in talks to buy Twitter? Not true in the least, says Kara Swisher. [AllThingsD]

-BusinessWeek editor in chief Stephen Adler thinks journalism salaries are about to take a tumble. Yikes. [CJR]. □


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