AOL Has About 4,000 Writers On Staff

AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) employs about 4,000 journalists. However 3,500 are part-time or freelance and 500 are full-time. This past October AOL employed about 3,000 journalists. AOL has become very serious about its content business. Within the last year, the company launched Seed.com and acquired hyperlocal news website Patch.com. [TechCrunch]

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