Mediagazer: Veteran Journos Out as AOL-Huffington Cuts 900 Jobs (Sam Gustin/Epicenter)

12:45 AM ET, March 11, 2011

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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
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Sam Gustin / Epicenter:

Veteran Journos Out as AOL-Huffington Cuts 900 Jobs — Tim Armstrong, Chairman and CEO of AOL, talks at a media summit in New York Thursday. AOL said it will slash 900 jobs worldwide, or nearly 20 percent of its work force, partly to eliminate overlap that stems from its recent purchase of Huffington Post.

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Ken Doctor / Nieman Journalism Lab:
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David Kaplan / paidContent:
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Nicholas Carlson / The Wire:
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Ross Kerber / Reuters:

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Tim Carmody / Nieman Journalism Lab:

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Steve Rosenbaum / The Huffington Post:

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Wall Street Journal:

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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

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