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August 2004
Cygnus Suspends Several Printing Publications
Cygnus Publishing announced that it will suspend publishing of Southern Graphics, Printing Journal, Print & Graphics, and Printing Views
which make up the regional Graphics Network of publications following the
September issue. "The printing and graphics industry took a hit after
9-11 that particularly affected the regional markets with some experiencing more than three solid years of decline," said Jann Levesque, group publisher of the Graphics Network. "Industries change, realign and grow. Suspending our regional print publications is perhaps only temporary as we continue
to watch how the market evolves."
Posted on August 25, 2004
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LucasArts Cuts Jobs in Restructuring
Gamespot.com reports that LucasArts, a game developer and publisher,
plans to layoff 31 employees as part of a restructuring of its
development studio. Gamesindustry.biz reported that these layoffs
could stall the development of the
Knights of the Old Republic 3 game.
Sources: Gamespot.com, Gamesindustry.biz, Slashdot
Posted on August 17, 2004
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Village Voice Lays Off Editorial Employees
The New York Times is reporting that the Village Voice, an alternative newsweekly, has laid off a few editorial workers. Donald H. Forst, the Voice's editor in chief, told the Times that the Village Voice staff has slimmed from the low 70s to the low-to-mid 60s over the past year.
Sources: New York Times
Posted on August 9, 2004
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Job Cuts Expected at Gruner + Jahr
Gruner + Jahr USA employees can expect significant job cuts after the company announced it will cut $25 million in annual expenses. Media Week said the company could cut as much as 15% of the workforce, or 100 jobs. G+J publishes Child, Family Circle, Fast Company, Fitness, Inc., Parents and YM.
Sources: Media Week, New York Daily News
Posted on August 7, 2004
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Fark Blog Accused of Hidden Ads
Wired reported (in an article called "Fark Sells Out") that Fark.com, a popular blog that provides numerous links to news stories, videos and photos, has been accused of placing ads among its many links without notifying its users. Wired's information about Fark's paid links came from blogger Jason Calacanis, who posted this followup on his blog about the Fark incident.
Sources: Wired, thejasoncalacanisweblog
Posted on August 6, 2004
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Dallas Morning News Overstated Circulation
The Associated Press reports that the The Dallas Morning News overstated its circulation and that its top circulation executive has resigned. Belo, the published of the Dallas Morning News, overstated the daily circulation by 1.5% and the Sunday circulation by 5%. The news follows recent circulation corrections at Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday and other newspapers.
Source: Houston Chronicle/AP
Posted on August 5, 2004
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Xlibris Lays Off 35 Employees
Xlibris, a Philadelphia-based print-on-demand publishing company, has laid off 35 employees and relocated the jobs to the Philippines, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Xlibris CEO John Feldcamp said that the company can cut costs by hiring workers in the Philippines. Feldcamp told the Inquirer that jobs that cost $24,000 in the U.S. can be replaced for about 1/5 of the cost in the Philippines. Feldcamp also told the Inquirer that the company expects to continue to hire new workers in Philadelphia as well.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted on August 4, 2004
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Print Mags Doomed
The end of print magazines is approaching. A recent study from Jupiter Media forecasts that online advertising revenues will surpass revenues by print magazines by 2008. After 2008 online ad sales will continue to grow and widen their lead over print ad sales.
Source: MediaDailyNews, TheInquirer.net
Posted on August 2, 2004
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Apple Accuses RealNetworks of Hacking iPod
MTV reports that Apple Computer is accusing RealNetworks of hacking its new iPod portable music player. Real Networks has created software that allows iPod owners to download songs from the company's RealPlayer music store onto their iPod -- which was not originally allowed with Apple's software. In a statement accusing RealNetworks, Apple said, "We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the implications of their actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other laws."
Source: MTV
Posted on August 2, 2004
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