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The New York Daily News is undergoing some changes (read: chaos). Photo editor Gretchen Viehmann resigned, following senior managing editor Stuart Marques out the door. The trio of managing editors -- Adam Berkowitz, Robert Sapio and Scott Cohen -- don't know their job descriptions. And a flurry of layoffs hit the paper, with staffers getting called into a conference room all morning. The layoffs are yet complete, but those confirmed are veteran Bob Kappstatter, Frank Lombardi, Scott Shifrel, Kate Lucadamo and John Roca. Arthur Browne becomes deputy editor, with rumors flying that editor-in-chief Kevin Convey has a short time left. All in all, it's an ugly situation... The Los Angeles Times is cutting another 10-20 people at the end of January. Design, news operations and Web operations will be combined in an effort to save money...
Amy Nelson leaves ESPN for SB Nation. Remember her name. You're going to be hearing it a lot in the very near future... TechCrunch hires Josh Constine and Eric Eldon to bolster its coverage of Silicon Valley. The pair come from Inside Facebook (owned by mediabistro.com's parent company, WebMediaBrands) where they were lead writer and editor, respectively... Mediagazer's new team includes Lyra McKee, Patricia Sauthoff and David Connell... And there are changes as Allure, Fortune and more...
November 4, 2011: Andy Lewis has been named staff writer at The Hollywood Reporter. He had been author and freelancer. (FishbowlLA)
November 4, 2011: Gary Baum has been named staff reporter at The Hollywood Reporter. He had been senior editor at Angeleno. (FishbowlLA)
November 4, 2011: Michael Brownlee has been named co-anchor at NBC4-TV in Los Angeles. He had been general assignment reporter and weekend anchor at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. (FishbowlLA)
November 3, 2011: Sara Mitzner has been named associate fashion editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. She had been assistant fashion editor there. (mb)
November 3, 2011: Kristina Lepore has been named assistant fashion editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. She had been fashion assistant there. (mb)
November 3, 2011: Liz Roldan has been named news director at WFOR-TV in Miami. She had been interim news director there. (TVSpy)
November 3, 2011: Brandon Hamilton has been named special assignment reporter at KNXV-TV in Phoenix. He had been traffic reporter at WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. (TVSpy)
November 3, 2011: Mark Rodman has been named general manager at KSAZ-TV in Phoenix. He had been general manager at KTBC-TV in Austin. (TVSpy)
November 3, 2011: Shannon High has been named executive producer at CNN. She had been executive producer of development at Peacock Productions. (TVNewser)
November 3, 2011: Arthur Browne has been named deputy editor at New York Daily News. He had been editorial page editor there. (FishbowlNY)
November 3, 2011: Amy Keller Laird has been named co-executive editor at Women's Health. She had been deputy editor and beauty director at Allure. (FishbowlNY)
November 2, 2011: Paul Jowdy has been named vice president and publisher at Women's Wear Daily. He had been publisher at Every Day with Rachael Ray. (FishbowlNY)
November 2, 2011: Cyndi Stivers has been named editor-in-chief at Columbia Journalism Review. She had been managing editor at EW.com. (FishbowlNY)
November 2, 2011: Lisa Granatstein has been named managing editor at Adweek. She had been editorial director at Mochila. (release)
November 2, 2011: John Day has been named director of advertising at The Real Deal. He had been director of online sales, Americas, at Financial Times. (mb)
November 2, 2011: John Cassidy has been named columnist at Fortune. He had been contributor at The New Yorker. (FishbowlNY)
November 2, 2011: Sheila Bair has been named columnist at Fortune. She had been chairperson at U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (FishbowlNY)
November 2, 2011: Chris Jones has been named "Backpage" columnist at ESPN The Magazine. He had been contributor at Esquire. (FishbowlNY)
November 1, 2011: Christina Royster has been named director of engagement at Merrick Towle Communications. She had been director of marketing and communications at SocialToaster. (mb)
November 1, 2011: Patty O'Sullivan has been named associate publisher at Prospect Park Media. She had been principal at Nauset Consulting. (mb)
November 1, 2011: Kristen Stauss has been named production coordinator at Viking Printing. She had been customer service representative at Sierra Copy and Printing. (mb)
November 1, 2011: Melissa Stanton has been named producer at AARP.org. She had been a consultant there. (mb)
November 1, 2011: Denise Maher has been named editorial director at alternahealthgrrrl.com. She had been senior editor, health and nutrition, at Whole Living. (mb)
