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Open newslist

Guardian open up their newslist. Helpful and insightful or another step towards the takeover of less-informed citizen journalism and media cost-cutting/ job cuts? Discuss...


More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/series/open-newslist?fb=native

In other media news...


The Times and Sunday Times cut 150 editorial posts


More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/20/times-job-cuts?fb=native

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