The Wall Street Journal
News International papers The Times of London and Sunday Times will eliminate between 150 and 200 workers. The layoffs and buyouts will focus on part-time staff, Paul Sonne reports, in hopes of cutting costs 15% and 12% at the papers, respectively. News International, the News Corp.’s U.K. operating company, eliminated some jobs when it closed News of the World in July, after a phone-hacking scandal revealed widespread unethical practices. || Related: News Corp. will pay $3.2 million to the family of Milly Dowler, the slain schoolgirl whose phone was allegedly hacked | Happening now: 5 things to watch at today’s News Corp. shareholders meeting (NYT); Follow live coverage of the meeting (HuffPost)
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News Corp. cutting up to 200 jobs at Times of London, Sunday Times
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