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NewsBeast Layoffs Begin (Liberal Newsweek print staffers getting the boot right now!)
Adweek ^ | 12/6/12 | Lucia Moses

Posted on 12/06/2012 11:36:21 AM PST by jimbo123

It's got to be a sad day at the Newsweek Daily Beast Co., where the layoffs that have been in the offing since the company announced it would fold Newsweek have begun.

The staff got an email at lunchtime today from editor in chief Tina Brown and CEO Baba Shetty notifying them that editorial staffers would learn if their positions are being eliminated.

The company announced in October that it would take Newsweek digital-only in 2013—it's expected to lose $40 million this year—ending a costly experiment to combine the weekly newsmagazine and online upstart into a profitable entity.

(Excerpt) Read more at adweek.com ...


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Merry Kwanzaa, Obama voters!
1 posted on 12/06/2012 11:36:27 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Good riddance to bad rubbish!


2 posted on 12/06/2012 11:38:48 AM PST by MeganC (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: jimbo123

I am numb with sorrow.


3 posted on 12/06/2012 11:39:51 AM PST by Doctor 2Brains
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I’m sure the knowledge of all they’ve done to tart up liberalism over the years will console them as they go on government relief.


4 posted on 12/06/2012 11:40:02 AM PST by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: Doctor 2Brains

Crushed; what I am...


5 posted on 12/06/2012 11:41:18 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: jimbo123

Tina Brown should lead by example.

How many staffer’s salaries does her paycheck equal?


6 posted on 12/06/2012 11:42:58 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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Now they’re free to worship Obama all day. Just charge up the EBT and they’ll all be happy.

Rotten no good traitorous filth. I hope each and every one of them is reduced to eating tree bark like the subjects of the original dear leader.


7 posted on 12/06/2012 11:43:43 AM PST by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: exit82

Fairness would have her change places with the janitorial staff and live in a 1-bedroom near JFK Airport with roaches.


8 posted on 12/06/2012 11:45:11 AM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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Note to Daily Beast's Kirsten Powers: Don't quit your gig on Fox News...


9 posted on 12/06/2012 11:46:36 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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“Baba Shetty”?


10 posted on 12/06/2012 11:49:53 AM PST by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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The M’fers hated capitalism and it just laid them off. Now they can hate it even more!


11 posted on 12/06/2012 11:57:06 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Kirsten, I still love you baby. If you get laid off, call me. I left my number on the wall. 867-5309


12 posted on 12/06/2012 11:58:54 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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The M’fers hated capitalism and it just laid them off.

It wasn't capitalism that laid them off.

It was their socialism that laid them off.
13 posted on 12/06/2012 12:00:13 PM PST by adorno (Y)
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To: MeganC

bump


14 posted on 12/06/2012 12:00:13 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: jimbo123

Well, the writing was on the wall...they chose not to read it. Next time they should try sticking to the truth and “reporting” the news and not making the news. I hope they enjoy their unemployment — Obama will enjoy his Christmas — On the up side now have 99 weeks unemployment, thanks to their reporting and support of “the one.”


15 posted on 12/06/2012 12:01:03 PM PST by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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Is this a good time to remind them that Pelosi says Unemployment benefits are a terrific stimulus to the economy?

Prior to this she made the same claim about food stamps, so if those newly unemployed (while the Obama’s vacay in Hawaii once again) can manage to collect both, they are sure to stimulate the economy.

Nancy said so.


16 posted on 12/06/2012 12:08:58 PM PST by SusaninOhio
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To: OrioleFan

I have this recurring dream where I go thru the Mickey D’s drive-thru and Maureen Dowd asks me if I want fries with that.


17 posted on 12/06/2012 12:12:21 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: jimbo123

Kwanzaa.....isn’t that the holiday that’s only celebrated by white female schoolteachers?


18 posted on 12/06/2012 12:16:38 PM PST by wbill
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To: adorno

In reading through the article, I got the impression that the organization lost 40 million dollars. If it had not lost 40 million dollars, the employees might not have been laid off. But maybe I didn’t read it right.


19 posted on 12/06/2012 12:30:57 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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20 posted on 12/06/2012 12:41:42 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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