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The Times Cuts 100 Journalism Jobs

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The Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 20/10/11 18:23 BST Updated: 20/10/11 18:30 BST

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One hundred jobs will be cut at Rupert Murdoch’s The Times newspaper, it has been confirmed.

Editor James Harding has said more cuts at New International’s Sunday Times will be made soon.

There are currently 700 staff at the flagship newspaper and journalists will be asked to consider voluntary redundancy, claim reports.

According to The Guardian: “News International sources blamed the tough economic climate and the rising cost of newsprint for the cuts, which follow restructuring of the company's commercial departments.”

The Times's cover price is not thought to be at risk of changing.

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One hundred jobs will be cut at Rupert Murdoch’s The Times newspaper, it has been confirmed. Editor James Harding has said more cuts at New International’s Sunday Times will be made soon. Th...
One hundred jobs will be cut at Rupert Murdoch’s The Times newspaper, it has been confirmed. Editor James Harding has said more cuts at New International’s Sunday Times will be made soon. Th...
 
 
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Tim Haselden
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11:24 PM on 10/20/2011
No wonder Ruprecht is looking for a buyer for fortress Wapping. I wonder if Clarkson is one of them? After all he is very good friends with Bekah & James.
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mittfh
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09:24 PM on 10/20/2011
I don't suppose they could cut some jobs at its stable mate, by any chance? You know, the one that carries very little news on the page immediately behind the front cover... :)

If only...
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Rebecca C
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07:35 PM on 10/20/2011
Online no one could even see the paper!!

Couldn't tell you what was going on over there for ages.

You try to read an article - and they try to frisk you.

For selected articles on Wall Street Journal or FT - that might work - but for a newspaper - however good - it was a limited vision.

Ruport Murdoch could not accept that the old-school newspaper model - was dying.

Just reported - in the UK 1 in every £10 is spent online - any newspaper represents a lot of space - to generate revenue. But you have to allow people into that space.

Let Google steal your news!!
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praesq
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07:23 PM on 10/20/2011
Murdoch is a Criminal on at least 2 continents.
He should be in jail.
lastly, I guess the 100 people cut into his personal profit margin.
He thinks he is above the law.
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pATREUS
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06:17 PM on 10/20/2011
Nothing to do with their paywall then? Not so many even read it online anymore:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=times+online
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colinmeister
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05:58 PM on 10/20/2011
Not surprising. The Times used to be a good newspaper, but since it adopted tabloid format it has been going down hill. Never sad to see one of Rupert Murdoch's papers going through hard times.
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