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Rumors of major FOX broadcast layoffs in very early '09 - NY, Chicago and Texas expected to have major cuts.
PEOPLE launches PEOPLEPETS.COM - a place for people's... pets.
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Mark Penn, CEO of Burson-Marsteller will author MICROTRENDS column for the WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE
Texas student radio station KTXT-FM has ceased broadcasting.
CBSNEWS and CNET to combine newsrooms, will include layoffs. (Thanks @editorialiste)
Kim Masterson also let go from NPR. (Thanks Kim)
Little off topic but interesting...BLOGWORLD EXPO & NEW MEDIA EXPO merge to form uber convention.
Confirmed NPR losses are Farai Chideya, John McChesney, Libby Lewis, Ketzel Levine, Madeleine Brand and Paul Farhi.
NEWSWEEK will announce cuts and new format magazine layout/focus today.
VARIETY is no longer up for sale.
The AJC is reducing its circulation area to 27 counties. Job cuts now stand at 156.
Kim Masters has been let go at NPR.
Lisa Cullen is leaving TIME. (Thanks Paige)
UPDATE: 65 lay offs @ NPR by EOD - no digi media cuts - 34 go in news inc Howard Berkes out. (Tnx Amy, Jeremy, Jane and Helen)
GOOGLE BOOKS now allows you to search magazine articles. Not millions of outlets but step in right direction http://books.google.com/books
NFL Films laying off 150 (Thanks Mike).
Alexandra Kaptik is the new news editor on the national desk of the WALL STREET JOURNAL.
TIME CANADA is closing.
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