Media Person of the Year 2008
The Laid Off Journalist

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The Laid-Off Journalist. I Want Media stopped updating its Media Layoffs roundup page more than two years ago. Bad timing. Job cuts accelerated in 2008, as the economy tanked and more belt-tightening ensued. Notably, Time Inc. announced plans to slash 600 magazine jobs, while the Associated Press says it will let go about 400 staffers. The Christian Science Monitor, U.S. News & World Report and Radar decided to ditch print and focus online — with smaller headcounts. Magazines from CosmoGirl to Men's Vogue ceased publication. Hollywood's striking writers won sympathy in 2007; will this be the year of The Laid-Off Journalist? ( Edited by mdudlik)

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