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carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/28/2009

A Shock to the System

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On a day when news of more than 75,000 layoffs came down in all sectors of the economy, it is silly to point to a single one that suggests Armageddon is nigh, but the Bagger can tell you seeing Anne Thompson's name on the cut-down list at Variety sent a shudder through the community.

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edendale.typepad.com - 1/27/2009

Variety Axes Vet Anne Thompson, Fest Editor Mike Jones in Layoff

— edendale.typepad.com — Monday, Variety announced that it was laying off 30 employees, with editor Peter Bart claiming, "The modest staff cuts will in no way compromise the editorial integrity of Variety or Daily Variety."By late afternoon, however, it was clear that the... (more) Variety Axes Vet Anne Thompson, Fest Editor Mike Jones ...

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blog.spout.com - 1/27/2009

Layoffs at Variety Include Anne Thompson

— blog.spout.com — Last week in Park City, we joked more than once about being thankful for both the recession and global warming, for making Sundance 2009 the most pleasant installment of the festival I’ve ever attended - diminished crowds and screenings and ... (more) Layoffs at Variety Include Anne Thompson

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Some Came Running — ... I'm sure that, aside from her understandable irritation at the circumstance, my old pal Anne Thompson is at least a little chuffed to see her layoff from Variety cited as pretty much akin to the opening of the seventh seal in the Book of Revelations or some such thing, by no less an authority as Carpetbagger David Carr. This is "the kind of layoff that signals that something in the middle is breaking, that something besides retrenchment is underway," Carr trembles. And, again, as much as I respect the man, I have to note that it must be awfully cozy ...