News For Newspapers
The Daily Dot describes itself as "The Hometown Newspaper of the World Wide Web" and everyone is intrigued by what exactly that means. The new startup aims to cover what happens on the Internet in the same way that local newspapers cover what happens in small towns. Most people seem to agree that it's a nice enough idea, but that the hometown newspaper metaphor is a bit of a stretch.
Media News Group will combine 11 of its daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area into two to save money. Fewer newspapers brands will result in fewer jobs. The Bay Area News Group, a division that operates the affected newspapers, expects to reduce a staff of 1,500 by about 8 percent, or 120. An office in Walnut Creek, Calif., will close.
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