Mediagazer: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to Lay Off Staff and Reduce Magazines (Christine Haughney/Media Decoder)

8:30 PM ET, November 1, 2012

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Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to Lay Off Staff and Reduce Magazines — Dragged down by advertising and circulation declines, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is cutting back the publication of two of its magazines and laying off about 70 employees, about 12 percent of the nearly 600-person company.

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Lucas Shaw / The Wrap:

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