'Village Voice' fires Michael Musto in yet another round of cuts :
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan has the scoop on the latest bloodbath at The Village Voice, which has been slowly but steadily shedding veteran staffers since it was acquired in 2006 by the Phoenix-based New Times Media turned Village Voice Media turned Voice Media Group.
Bio: Joe Pompeo covers media for Capital New York. He was previously a reporter at Yahoo! News, Business Insider and The New York Observer.
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on December 7th, 2012 12:27pmThe most notable, so far, is managing editor Tom Watson, whose fealty to NewsBeast editor-in-chief Tina Brown dates all the way back to her short-lived Talk magazine venture in the late '90s and early aughts. More
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on December 6th, 2012 11:27pm"The sad moment has arrived when we must go forth with the editorial staff reductions that we discussed in person with all of you several weeks ago." More
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on December 6th, 2012 1:05pmTina Brown announced three promotions this morning at the Newsweek Daily Beast Company, which is preparing to replaced the Newsweek print edition with a digital-only title called Newsweek Global. More
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on December 6th, 2012 11:04amThe revelation that Hoppes' stole Koblin's girlfriend was news to us. We know Koblin. We also know his boyfriend, Bennett Madison. More
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on December 5th, 2012 3:29pmThe Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day. More
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on December 5th, 2012 12:37pmSpeaking of Milemarker, how good was that shit?
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