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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/business/media/22times.html?_r=1&hp

Profit Down At Times Co., But Web Plan Shows Upside

The New York Times Company reported a sharp drop in net income in the first quarter as the print advertising market remained stubbornly depressed for newspapers.

The company said net income fell 57.6 percent, to $5.4 million, compared with $12.8 million in the quarter a year ago.

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  1. BeccaApril 21, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    i was just thinking about how you should blog about that movie the truman show. Because its a movie about a movie. I've never seen it but I think its great material for your blog.

    But then I realized you should blog about blogging about blogging. So I found you this list of the best blogs about blogging. Apparently in my bored free time I also think about meta-isms.

    http://www.dailyblogtips.com/top-25-blogs-about-blogging/

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  2. Cindy HongApril 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Also, the entire media industry is super self-referential in general. Slate has news articles about news all the time. Not to mention Columbia Journalism Review...But I don't find this to be very amusing. ok back to Regulatory state.

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