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Still the Buzz: Washington Post Writer Kicked at AAN Conventionnew

Reporters who kick butt can get their butt kicked, too. It happened to Richard Leiby at the 1994 AAN convention in Boston. Leiby's recent appointment as the Post's gossip columnist spurred Press Action editor Mark Hand to try to get to the bottom of the juicy story. Who put out the hit on Leiby? Who delivered the kick? What was the motive? Has all been forgiven? Leiby graciously tells Hand he would love to attend another AAN gathering, but "I'll be sure to pack my ass armor…just in case." The outfit he wore in Iraq might do.
Press Action  |  01-27-2004  6:58 pm  |  Industry News

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Alice Neff Lucan  |  12-04-2003  12:51 am  |  Legal News

Voice Redesign Has Edit Staff Grumblingnew

"It's a newsroom in a lot of upheaval and unhappiness," Senior Editor Brian Parks tells Sridhar Pappu, who reports that the "rejiggering has only worsened an already troubled relationship between the staff and management." The complaints come from writers who have less space to write in and who felt left out of the redesign process. Voice Editor Don Forst says morale at the paper is fine and calls the implementation of the redesign "perfect." Pappu also reports that the Voice "had a pretax profit margin of 27.2 percent, according to an internal management source." (Second item.)
The New York Observer  |  08-14-2003  10:40 pm  |  Industry News

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