FRIDAY'S LINKS: Geffen and the 'LA Times,' Alterman on the Conservative Beat at 'NY Times,' Mnookin on Chass

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By: E&P Staff In today's links, a Russian paper thinks of closing after three journalists are killed in 6 years, Eric Alterman thinks the Times should keep on the "conservative beat," and the Times reportedly is trying to rent more of its new office building to fix its finances.

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-- As journalists die, Russia's Novaya Gazeta faces a grim future. (Wall Street Journal)

-- Eric Alterman: Word at the New York Times is that now that the right-wingers appear to have played themselves out, the paper will probably fold its coverage of them into its larger political coverage. That would be a pity. (The Nation)

-- Seth Mnookin: New York Times columnist Murray Chass reaches new lows. (SethMnookin.com)

-- New York Times can't afford to move many of its staffers into its glitzy new Eighth Avenue headquarters. (New York Post)

-- David Geffen is now focusing in on making a successful bid for the L.A. Times. (Wall Street Journal)

-- Andrew Bielak: Newsosaur sparks a news desk debate. (CJR Daily)

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