Sources say AOL Will Lay Off Hundreds

RECESSIONOMICS

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 4:26PM EDT / Published Mar. 09, 2011 5:23PM EST

A rough few days ahead for AOL: Sources say the company will begin laying off several hundred employees on Thursday. The staffers will most likely work in editorial and other product groups, and not in the network group or advertising unit. According to sources, AOL Vice President of News Jonathan Dube is also on the way out—not altogether surprising, considering Arianna Huffington will now be leading the content efforts for the entire company, and many say dramatic changes are on the way.

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Sources say AOL Will Lay Off Hundreds