Mediagazer: Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation” (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:

Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation” — The company is home to more than 25 brands in the U.S. including Elle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Town & Country.

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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:

Substack, very deliberately, tries to have it both ways by saying publications on their platform are independent while presenting them all as parts of Substack — I am upset by the above, but only insofar as I'm jealous that I had never thought to make the analogy to an author telling people to “read my Amazon”.

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