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Executive editor Dean Baquet announced the decision Wednesday morning, telling staff in a memo that "the masthead and I concluded there is no longer an economic reason for a separate section" devoted to automobile coverage. The section, which runs on Sundays, will cease publication as of the first of the year.
The Times also is in the midst of cutting 100 positions from its newsroom through buyouts and, if necessary, layoffs. It was unclear from Baquet's memo whether Jim Cobb, who oversees the 20-year-old autos section, will remain with the paper.
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The Times also is in the midst of cutting 100 positions from its newsroom through buyouts and, if necessary, layoffs. It was unclear from Baquet's memo whether Jim Cobb, who oversees the 20-year-old autos section, will remain with the paper.
[More at the link... http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/10/8555594/emtimesem-kills-autos-section ]