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The Times Is Killing the ‘Escapes’ Section

Two pages of its best content will be incorporated into the Friday Weekend section beginning May 1,” according to executive editor Bill Keller. Also, a new Sunday feature section will house the wayward stories leftover from the now-defunct “Regional” and “City” sections, the freelance budget will be slashed again, Keller has “no idea” what’s going to happen with the Boston Globe, and he adds, for good measure, “there is nothing sacrosanct about the current size of the newsroom.” Crikey. [NYO]

The Times Is Killing the ‘Escapes’ Section