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AOL to Close 400 Patch Sites
It was an ambitious project to begin with, but it seems as though AOL has decided that after years of mediocre success with hyper-local news, that they will begin to shut down many of their Patch sites. The fateful news … Continue reading
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Tagged 400, Abel Lenz, aol, Bud Rosenthal, business, closings, country, fired, hyper local, hyperlocal, hyperlocal news, layoff, media, news, patch, publications, Steven Kalin, Tim Armstrong
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Amazon.com Founder Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post
It was splashed across the (internet) headlines earlier Monday that after decades, the family that has owned and operated the Washington Post had sold the struggling paper. It came as even more of a shock to some that the man … Continue reading
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Tagged $250 million, Amazon, amazon.com, buy, end, era, Graham, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Bezos, Journalism, Michelle Singletary, new journalism, politico, purchase, reuters, sold, the atlantic, WaPo, Washington, washington post, writer
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