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The Great Newspaper Firewall Is Coming. And?

1:57AM Hamilton Nolan | Newsday is going to start charging for its awful website. One columnist there quit over it. The New York Times says it will make a decision on charging for its (good) website “within weeks”. Then what happens? More »

Exclusive: ‘Newsday’ Movie Section Offed in St. Patrick’s Day Massacre

8:31AM Defamer Hollywood | Word floating around Defamer HQ has Newsday movie editor Pat Wiedenkeller and veteran critics Jan Stuart and Gene Seymour accepting buyouts that would end their tenures at the Tribune-owned tabloid effective March 28. The critics reportedly accepted their packages by a deadline last Friday; Wiedenkeller has been on the way out since earlier this month. It’s no golden handshake, either, with one source telling Defamer the buyout deals topped out around 33 weeks salary, a fraction of remaining vacation days and less than a year of benefits. More »