Revolving Door

Time Inc. has announced a couple moves today. Steve Gandel is joining Fortune.com, where he’ll report on Wall Street for the site’s “Term Sheet” section. Gandel was most recently a Senior Business writer for Time, where he covered real estate, economics and more. Gandel’s first day is Monday.

In other Time Inc. news, Charlie Kammerer has been named Group Publisher for This Old House and Coastal Living. Kammerer had been Publisher of This Old House Ventures, Inc., for about three years.

Kammerer succeeds Peter Medwid, who left the company in January.

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Time has named Harry McCracken an Editor-at-Large. McCracken, the founder of the tech site Technologizer, has written for Time and Time.com in the past, and as part of his new role, will contribute more frequently to both.

In a memo, Rick Stengel, Time’s Managing Editor, said the more McCracken, the better.

“His expertise is matched only by his versatility: he writes long, writes short, knows the inventors and the consumers, offers the expert product review and then the high altitude perspective on the forces that are changing the industry and the culture,” said Stengel. “He writes in a clear, conversational style that is appreciated by both techies and Luddites.”

Politico is reporting that Brett Nelson, the Executive Editor of Forbes magazine, is stepping down tomorrow. Nelson has been with Forbes for 14 years.

Tom Post, another veteran of the magazine, will succeed Nelson. Post has been Managing Editor of Forbes since 2008.

David Schlesinger, who has been with Reuters for 25 years, is leaving the company. According to a memo from Schlesinger obtained by Jim Romenesko, Schlesinger is leaving in August.

Schlesinger came to Reuters as a Hong Kong correspondent in 1987, served as Editor-in-Chief from 2007 through 2011, and currently serves as Chairman of Thomson Reuters China.

“I loved being editor-in-chief; I’ve had a blast being Chairman, China; I’m happy to be able to end it like this,” wrote Schlesinger.

The New York Association of Black Journalists issued a statement about last week’s dismissal of Robert Naylor from the Associated Press where he was the director of career development/news.

In the statement, NYABJ calls Naylor a “long-time diversity advocate” and makes the connection between the lay-off and the reintroduction of AP’s internship program, announced a day later. “Naylor was instrumental in shaping the careers of countless minority journalists through the AP’s internship program, which was reinstated last week after a yearlong hiatus due to budget cuts,” the release states.

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Newsweek has just announced a few big changes. Jane Spencer, one of the founding editors of The Daily Beast, is leaving on a sabbatical, but will continue to contribute as International Editor at Large.

Deidre Depke, a one-time editor of Newsweek.com, is returning to the company to succeed Spencer as the site’s new Executive Editor. Depke rejoins Newsweek/The Daily Beast from The Week’s website.

Tom Watson has also been promoted to Managing Editor and Louise Roug, another former staffer, is coming back to serve as Foreign Editor. Roug begins next month.

Below is the full memo announcing the changes from Tina Brown:

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It’s been a little over a week since we last wrote about Buzzfeed expanding, so we’re long overdue. Thankfully the wait is over. Amy Odell, a writer for New York magazine’s The Cut blog, is leaving her post to join Buzzfeed.

WWD reports that Odell will start at the site in about two weeks and be responsible for a vertical aimed at women.

“There will be a fashion and style component to it, but that won’t be the whole thing,” Odell told WWD. “It will very much be my voice and my sensibility.”

Patch announced the appointment of its first chief content officer. Rachel Fishman Feddersen will oversee the Patch consumer strategy and create scaled content and product initiatives to help enhance the user experience across the Patch platform. She will work closely with national, regional and local editorial leadership, Patch’s product and engineering teams, and AOL and Huffington Post Media Group.

“Rachel is a world-class expert at engaging online audiences and connecting communities with the information they care most about – which is the foundation of Patch’s mission,” said Jon Brod, president of AOL Local, Mapping and Ventures and a founder of Patch.

Fishman Feddersen joins Patch from The Parenting Group, where she most recently served as editorial director, digital content, strategy and design, overseeing digital development of the Parenting, Babytalk and Conceive brands and their online extensions.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to join Patch,” said Fishman Feddersen.  ”Patch has an enormous opportunity to change the way people consume and share information on a local level, and I am very much looking forward to working with the residents of Patch communities, our editors, and the rest of the team to create the type of experiences that will engage and delight the Patch audience.”

The announcement comes on the heels of Patch’s most recent earnings call for investors where AOL CEO Tim Armstrong defended the company he cofounded, which according to some experts and insiders,  is experiencing estimated losses of $150 million, investor frustration, and overall underperformance.

Here’s some of what he had to say:

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Dom Theodore and CBS Radio have ended their association. Theodore was initally hired by CBS Radio as the VP of Top 40 Programming. But ultimately the talented radio exec would add program director at WXRK/92.3 NOW to his resume.

He also held down P.D. duties at WDZH/Amp Radio in Detroit.

Reports say Theodore wants to focus on his consulting company and family radio business, Up North Radio.

Earlier in his career, Theodore had stops in Tampa, and Houston, along with another stint in Detroit at the Clear Channel-run station.

Kassie Means has been promoted from Associate Publisher to Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer of Country Living. Means — who has been at Country Living since 1996 — has worked as Associate Publisher since late 2010.

“Kassie is a tremendous asset and I’m thrilled to see her step into this role,” said Patricia Haegele, Senior Vice President, Publishing Director and Chief Revenue Officer of Hearst Magazines’ women’s lifestyle group. “She and Editor-in-Chief Sarah Gray Miller are a powerful team — their creativity and dedication to the brand and its 11 million readers will fuel the continued growth and success of Country Living.“