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Breaking: Village Voice Names Fifth Editor In 15 Months

By Dylan on March 5, 2007 4:28 PM

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Via Media Mob, the Village Voice has named 43-year-old New Times vet Tony Ortega as its new editor. He was previously editor of New Times Broward-Palm Beach.

Ortega replaces David Blum, who was fired on Friday and briefly replaced by interim editor Bill Jensen.

BACKGROUND:

  • Minority Voice Writer Laid Off Day After Meeting
  • Village Voice On Blum Ousting: ‘Increasing Concerns About The Management Of The Paper Intensified’
  • Voice Snags Sun Editor
  • Sun TV Critic Blum Named Editor Of Village Voice
  • Did the Voice Refuse to Show Wemple the Money?
  • Wemple Withraws From Voice Editor Gig

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