Times Prepping To Eliminate 100 Newsroom Positions

FishbowlNY has the memo to the troops from New York Times executive Editor Bill Keller in which he explains that the company will be eliminating 100 newsroom positions via buyouts and potentially layoffs.

“When we took our 5 percent pay cuts, it was in the hope that this would fend off the need for more staff cuts this year. But I accept that if it’s going to happen, it should be done quickly. We will get through this and move on,” he wrote.

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