Forbes to dismiss one in four from its editorial staff, according to David Carr of the New York Times. An excerpt:
It is a riddle of modern magazining that during a period when staffs are expected to file early and often to the Web to make sure that publications have a significant digital presence, all the while still making the print product, that they are now confronted by dramatic cuts in staff that raise practical issues of getting the work done.
Executives at Time Inc. announced that the frequency of Fortune would be cut to 18 issues a year from 25. So far, there are no indications that Forbes will drop in frequency.
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