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2013-01-08 Home Front: Culture Wars

Layoffs hit Politico, Politico sez "No way!"

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Posted by badanov 2013-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Politico has 30 more employees than this time last year and that he expects staff to grow "by 30 more in the weeks and months ahead."

Are those all 30+ hours Obamacare qualified employees or just part-timers?

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-01-08 08:00|| 2013-01-08 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 John Harris: ex-Washington Post (21 years), also a stay at Brookings Institute.

Politico did well eyeball-wise during the recent election coverage. Essentially it's what the Washington Post would have been had it gone digital early. Appears there has been no post-election bounce.

Posted by Pappy 2013-01-08 16:41|| 2013-01-08 16:41|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 Politico has 30 more employees than this time last year

Shovel-ready jobs?

Posted by JohnQC 2013-01-08 16:54|| 2013-01-08 16:54|| Front Page Top

#4 "We're not laying people off. We're just becoming more selective in who we pay."

Posted by SteveS 2013-01-08 17:42|| 2013-01-08 17:42|| Front Page Top

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