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The stock of The New York Times Inc. Tags: Writin fell 9%.  0160; That was after it reported that its print advertising will continue to decrease.  0160; Meanwhile, the company has blundered just about every attempted move into digital, including its past venture with a pay wall.  0160; It had announced that

0160; THE NEW YORK TIMES editor Bill Keller informed the newsroom that there needs to be 100 cuts.  Those of us who came of professional age absorbing and quoting THE NEW YORK TIMES have to wonder how anyone can migrate from being employed at the institution to being a writer-among-writers out here.  Tags: Writin It's one of the most human communications between a trusty leader and troops who might get the ax.  0160; Hopefully, they will happen through buyouts. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES is the land of the Upper Crust.  Tags: Writin 0160; That's why it's had such a tough time migrating into digital or Citizen Journalism. The rumor  is that Google, flush with cash, might acquire NYT.  0160; I wonder how many of the current employees at NYT could adjust to just being a writer/editor among writers/editors, a citizen journalist among citizen

Both the current editions of BOSTON and NEW YORK Magazines, once influential in their category, have defaulted to cute.  Tags: Writin 0160; The economic downturn grabs both cities by the throat.  0160; And the recovery, when it comes, is predicted to be a jobless one.  0160; Yet, both focus on some version of Cheap Eats. 

Are old media such as NEW YORK Magazine and VANITY FAIR attempting to keep the idea of Hollywood alive?  Tags: Writin 0160; Seems so.  0160; Both devoted editions to the Oscars and stars we are supposed to love.  0160; The reality is that we care less and less about Hollywood kind of productions, promotions, stars, and awards ceremonies. 

Already he has sold the WEEKLY STANDARD to Clarity Media Group, reports NEW YORK MAGAZINE.  0160; Could the NEW YORK POST be next on the block?  Tags: Writin It's gotten that unprofitable in mainstream media that even deep pocket Rupert Murdoch might be forced to choose among his right-wing toys.  0160;

0160; THE NEW YORK TIMES could be entering its final days and the dynasty who operated the media empire could be nearly broke.   0160;  THE NEW YORK TIMES couldn't or wouldn't change.  Tags: Writin The unthinkable is no longer unthinkable, at least not in old line media.  0160; 

0160; But it's increasingly unlikely that we readers, writers, and thinkers are going to cut any slack for THE NEW YORK TIMES.  0160; So, its so-called charm offensive to win us back, as John Koblin reports  in THE NEW YORK OBSERVER, will represent yet one more inept strategy by a tone-deaf bunch of elites. The reality is:  THE NEW YORK TIMES has been addressing us too Maybe Elizabeth Edwards found room in her heart to forgive  John Boy.  0160; Its stars such as David Brooks seem to pontificate

"Daily Intel" at Mediabistro.com has rumors of possible impending layoffs both at NEW YORK OBSERVER, which said adieu to editor Peter Kaplan, and GAWKER.COM, which can't seem to find an identity after the web grew up. Tags: Writin Observation:  Yeah, it's tough to be a free agent , but maybe not as tough as fearing the ax will fall, whether or not it does.  0160; When I was waiting for the ax to fall, which it did on me, at Kraft, I developed TMJ, had to wear a pricey device in my mouth for over a year. ...Tags: