The New York Post reports that the New York Times will embark on its first mass firing in its 156-year history. From this story, it appears that the Metro desk will absorb a bulk of the cuts. The Times has also seen a decline in online ad revenue from a year ago, prompting the paper to experiment with welcome ads. According to Editor & Publisher, “A little more than one third of the top 30 newspaper Web sites reported an increase in the time spent per person in March, according to new data from Nielsen Online.”
Thanks to Lance Turner for the links.