Former BusinessWeek staffer Gary Weiss writes that the coverage of the sale of the weekly magazine has been contradictory in terms of whether there will be layoffs.
“The Journal quoted a memo to employees by BW president Keith Fox, saying ‘Nothing is planned at this time, but business requirements, including resource needs, ultimately will be negotiated with any prospective buyer.’ So I guess the memo outlining the planned layoff didn’t mean what it said.
“I think the Times might want to either clarify or correct or reiterate its previous reporting.
“By the way, copy editing is hardly a ‘support function,’ and I don’t understand the ‘people familiar with the matter’ attribution. This was first reported in the Times, for chrissakes.”
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