DoubleX Departure

This morning WebNewser reported that Slate’s DoubleX web site for women was being folded back into Slate.com. We also speculated that layoffs may not be far behind.

They may well have begun. paidContent.org’s David Kaplan reports that DoubleX publisher Peggy White is departing and will be considering her options.

Then paidContent.org updated that item with this: “A DoubleX rep told paidContent that there are no layoffs connected with the site’s demise.”

Call whatever is happening with White anything you want: The fact is, she’s essentially gone and it doesn’t sound like she has another gig lined up. WebNewser also has been told that an editor is leaving or already may have left.

According to paidContent.org, DoubleX has more than two dozen contributors. That’s a lot of contributors for a site section. Of course, it’s fair to wonder these days how many of them are getting paid. Whatever that number is, it’ll probably be smaller soon. Media companies don’t downsize sites into sections to save on pixels.

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