Our sister blog FishbowlNY has word that BusinessWeek media columnist Jon Fine will not be returning to the job from which he has been taking leave.

Amanda Ernst writes:

Today, we have been following the tweets of departing BusinessWeek writers and editors as they get word from the bosses at Bloomberg LP about layoffs.

Although we knew no one was safe, we were shocked to learn that media columnist Jon Fine, who has been enjoying a six-month sabbatical since September, would not be returning to the magazine after it gets taken over by its new parent.

Fine tweeted earlier today: “some sabbaticals last longer than others: I will not be returning to BusinessWeek and my column once Bloomberg owns the mag.”

Fine is married to Laurel Touby, founder of mediabistro. They are taking time off to travel the globe. Ernst has more details here.