Marty Peretz Pulls New Republic Back From the BrinkA newspaper conglomerate lays off an unbearable amount of people, a weekly folds, and a morning-radio shows sputters into silence. But hark, there’s also some good in our daily roundup of media news!
Newsday to Charge for Online ContentToday’s bad media news includes the death of a 150-year-old newspaper, and the shrinkage of one of fashion’s most powerful brands.
The Media Tries to Make NiceThe media is learning that sometimes teamwork is the best way to save oneself, so everyone is trying to get along! Except Fox and HuffPo.
ByKathryn H. Cusimano
media deathwatch
The Media Plays Musical ChairsRemember how that goes? If you don’t have a chair to sit in when the music stops, you … are … out!
The Media Says Au Revoir to All ThatHarperCollins is laying off staffers, the Toronto ‘Metro’ is written by interns, and approximately 41,000 media jobs have been slashed since the start of the recession. But things are looking up in France!
Newspapers AND Blogs Feel the PinchMinneapolis’ city paper is filing for bankruptcy, Federated Media is laying off staffers, and the mediamorphosis marches on in our daily news roundup.