The recent past has seen 25-40% pay cut for senior writers and editors. Even freelancers are not barred and their rates have been slashed also. Now, the alt weekly is a part of its big brother. 
A whopping 17 of the country’s biggest business segments will now be covered by Village Voice Media, the new company which forms after merging of New Times Media and Village Voice Media. All the newspapers will be weekly and the best part is they will be completely free to the readers.
