
BY KEACH HAGEY AOL's Patch.com, the online local-news network whose high costs have made it a lightning rod for criticism of AOL's strategy, is laying off about 20 people as part of a broader restructuring. Patch will consolidate its four geographic zones into three by integrating the South and East zones, allowing it cut some managers. No sites will be closed or merged and no local editors or ad managers will be affected. Patch, which has nearly 1,000 full-time journalists, announced the ...BY KEACH HAGEY AOL's Patch.com, the online local-news network whose high costs have made it a lightning rod for criticism of AOL's strategy, is laying off about 20 people as part of a broader restructuring. Patch will consolidate its four geographic zones into ...
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