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Why Journalists Take to Twitter to Announce Job Losses

For many media professionals, the reaction to a layoff has become tweet first, wallow later

Last month, Torstar and Postmedia shuttered more than 30 local newspapers. Some reporters have lost their portfolios, as well as their jobs.

Today’s blog is a guest post by fourth year Ryerson journalism student…

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