April Fools! The media is still decidedly broken. America’s most colorful newspaper is suffering and lots of people got fired, but the Washington Post still has an opening for “the one”!
• Don’t count on your hotel to deliver a paper on your next business trip. USA Today is down 100,000 subscribers because no one is traveling. [Romenesko]
• The Washington Post is still looking for an assistant managing editor for the style section. They say they’re “just looking for the right person.” And that right person could be you! Quick, send them your résumé before the last job in media is gone! [Politico]
• Even the Internet is having a tough time today: Layoffs have hit online-video site and YouTube competitor Veoh. [MediaMemo/AllThingsD]
• King magazine is, indeed, dead. [Gawker]
• Even more magazine layoffs: Entrepreneur and Outside both took major hits this week. [Talking Biz News, FishbowlNY/Mediabistro]
• Gawker estimates that 20 employees were laid of at Conde Nast Digital, including a “gutting” at Wired.com. [Business Insider & Gawker]
