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	Trouble Outside

Elisabeth Eaves

4-1-2009 3:08 PM

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Elisabeth Eaves says:

A once-great magazine suffers. Depressing.

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After speaking with a half a dozen former <I>Outside</I> staffers and freelancers, we've confirmed that the tip is true and the reality isn't pretty. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/exclusive_outside_plagued_by_layoffs_late_payments_to_freelancers_112918.asp">Yesterday, we received a tip that in the past six months <I><STRONG><A href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Outside-profile.html">Outside</A></STRONG></I> and <I><STRONG><A href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Outsides-Go-profile.html">Outside's Go</A></STRONG></I> had laid off employees, cut pay of remaining staffers, and was waiting more than half a year to pay some freelancers.  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