But the numbers are low - just 40 or so jobs throughout the news division. NYT reports tonight that the deepest cuts will be felt at "Dateline," which is losing 20 people. "Today" is losing two staff members. All told, 300 jobs are being cut out of a staff of 6,000. The cuts within the news division are part of a broader effort by NBC Universal to save as much as $750 million.
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