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I've updated this morning's post about the Los Angeles Newspaper Group dropping its Dodgers beat writer. There's also this on the blog of Dodgers VP Josh Rawitch, who sits with the beat writers in what is becoming a lonely press box:
It's a sad day around here, as many of you have already heard that Tony Jackson has been laid off by the Daily News due to budget cuts. Not only was Tony the host of the "other" Inside the Dodgers blog, but he's among a dying breed of baseball beat writers who covered all 162 games of a season. In many ways, Tony has been the Cal Ripken of beat writers, having missed only a couple of games over the past five-plus seasons (including home and road).You'd be hard-pressed to find a harder-working guy or someone who has a greater passion for the game of baseball. I know you'll all miss reading his work and we're going to miss having him in the press box. It's a really interesting media world right now and as we all try to figure out the best way to get news to the public in a timely and correct fashion, this blog continues to become one of our top ways of communcating directly with you.
Reportedly, baseball writers for the Baltimore Sun got their notice to shut down during the Orioles-Angels game.