As we speak nervous NBC employees are gathering for a townhall meeting where television head Jeff Zucker a number of them that they're free to pursue other interests and not to let the door hit them on the ass on the way out. While the exact number of fired employees is in some dispute by credulous Times reporters, the general consensus seems to be that 700 people will be let go. England's Guardian, however, sees a much direr situation:

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If only it were so; with that many layoffs they'd have to let Ann Curry go.

As always, tips from inside the hall or memos can be sent here.

NBC cuts 7,000 jobs [Guardian]