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Time Staffers Have Two Weeks To Volunteer For Buyout Packages
2:26AM Hamilton Nolan | The massive Time Inc. layoff buyouts are now sweeping through the company’s various magazines. Below, a memo that just went out to Time magazine editorial employees offering them buyouts. Run, don’t walk! More »
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Bill Keller: Apple Tablet ‘impending’
1:57PM Ephraim Gadsby | Bill Keller may have casually mentioned that Apple’s not-officially-happening-but-clearly-happening tablet computer is imminent and that the New York Times are working to bring content to it. More »
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The Wrath of McKinsey: Conde Nast To Fold Gourmet, Three Others
3:00AM Hamilton Nolan | The results of the Conde Nast Magazine Death Pool are in, stunningly early: the company announced this morning that it’s folding Gourmet, Cookie, and two bridal magazines, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride. More »
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1,400 Total Layoffs At Gannett
6:27AM Hamilton Nolan | The final word on the layoffs at Gannett, America’s largest newspaper publisher, which were confirmed earlier today: 1,400 employees will lose their jobs. This memo just went out to staffers nationwide, from Gannett US Community Publishing president Bob Dickey: More »
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Swine Flu At Washington Post
11:13PM Hamilton Nolan | In an apparent move to rip off some of Conde Nast’s disease-ridden glamour, the Washington Post told employees yesterday that three cases of the dreaded Mexican Pig Flu have been found at headquarters. Full memo below, via Michael Calderone at Politico: More »
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William Morris Agency Mistakenly Leaks Its Salary Figures
7:22AM Hamilton Nolan | An executive of hotshot Hollywood talent agency William Morris made the mistake of faxing a memo containing the salaries of many of the firm’s highest-paid employees, and now it’s all up on the internet. Here’s how much they make (a lot): More »
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