Volume 56, Number 13 · August 13, 2009
The News About the Internet
Of all the dismal and discouraging numbers to have emerged from the
world of newspapers—the sharp plunges in circulation, the dizzying
fall-off in revenues, the burgeoning debt, the mounting losses—none
seems as sobering as the relentless march of layoffs and buyouts.
According to the blog Paper Cuts, newspapers lost 15,974 jobs in 2008
and another 10,000 in the first half of 2009. That's 26,000 fewer
reporters, editors, photographers, and columnists to cover the world,
analyze political and economic affairs, root out corruption and abuse,
and write about culture, entertainment, and sports.
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