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Media Woes Spread at the Speed of Twitter

Site posts updates on industry firings and (less often) hirings

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 15, 2008 11:47 AM CST

(Newser) – The rapid shrinking of the media industry is generating enough news to have a Twitter feed all to itself. The "Themediaisdying" feed, started by a PR firm employee, covers hirings, layoffs, and circulation changes in 140 characters or less, the New York Times reports.

“These sorts of layoffs are unheard-of,” said its anonymous founder. “It’s gotten insane to keep up with who was moving around and changing beats.” The feed has eight contributors and 3,000 subscribers. Click the Twitter link below to see it.

A Detroit Free Press and Detroit News newspaper box are shown empty in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.
A Detroit Free Press and Detroit News newspaper box are shown empty in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Twitter's Media Is Dying feed tracks updates on the troubled media industry.
Twitter's Media Is Dying feed tracks updates on the troubled media industry.   (Twitter / themediaisdying)
An empty Chicago Sun Times newspaper box sits empty under rival Chicago Tribune's box in downtown Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.
An empty Chicago Sun Times newspaper box sits empty under rival Chicago Tribune's box in downtown Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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