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Paste Magazine discontinued, website marches on

By james_fudge

Decatur, Georgia-based Paste Magazine has fired the bulk of its employees and is closing its print publication, according to an Associated Press report and several tweets from former employees. Paste Editor-in-chief Josh Jackson told the AP Wednesday that the print magazine will keep its website, but will no longer send print copies to its 200,000+ subscribers. Nine employees were let go on Tuesday afternoon. Three employees - including EIC Jackson - will help keep the website running for the time being.

Paste Magazine is best known for its thoughtful writing on the music industry, indie artists and a variety of mediums including books, television, movies and video games. The website gets 1 million unique visitors each month, according to Jackson.

Last year the magazine asked its readers to donate money to help it survive a downturn in advertising revenue, drawing hundreds of thousands of dollars. The donations did help the company stay open, but Jackson says that the company simply "ran out of fumes." Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).