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This morning’s news includes staff changes at NPR and AP as well as questions being raised regarding hiring decisions at Roll Call.

• Former Roll Call Editor Spills Beans About Questionable Racial Hiring Practices (via FishbowlDC)
• Tina Brown: ‘We Won’t Make Money for Another Couple of Years’ (via FishbowlNY)
• NPR Snags CNN VP Edith Chapin (via FishbowlDC)
• AP Goes To Its Board To Replace Curley; Hires McClatchy’s Pruitt As CEO (via paidContent)

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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this morning it’s all about layoffs.

• Los Angeles Times Cuts Staff Again (via TheWrap)
• A Bunch Of People At AOL Got Fired Today (via Business Insider)
• Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Cable Network Lays Off 30 People In Restructuring (via Deadline)
• Mark Thompson, Head of the BBC, to Step Down (via Media Decoder)

So far this morning, in addition to a couple of staff additions at Gawker, we’re reminded of a few things: anyone can get fired, smuggling drugs and magazine publishing don’t mix well, and journalism schools deserve to be ranked.

• Gawker Media Adds Two (via FishbowlNY)
• OWN Cancels Rosie O’Donnell Talk Show (via Hollywood Reporter)
• Behind the Latest Bust at High Times Magazine (via The Daily Beast)
• What are the Top 10 Journalism Schools? (via 10,000 Words)

Ashley Lutz, who covered retailers for Bloomberg News, resigned to accept a position with Business Insider. The move, Talking Biz News reports, “is surprising to her colleagues in the Bloomberg newsroom because it is such a larger and more prestigious news organization than Business Insider.”

Maybe she just didn’t want to time her breaks? It goes to show that company culture has a lot going for it.

• Bloomberg reporter leaves for Business Insider (via Talking Biz News)

• D CEO magazine hires assistant editor (via Talking Biz News)

• Whiskey Media Purchased by Production Company BermanBraun (via FishbowlLA)

• New York Times’ Social Media Editor Moves to Wall Street Journal (via FishbowlNY)

• AMI Group Publisher Departs Company (via FishbowlNY)

• CNN.com Gets New Homepage Editor (via FishbowlNY)

Mary South has been named Yachting‘s first editor-in-chief in the magazine’s century-old history….Bill Ahearn has left Bloomberg…and more stories below.

• For the First Time in 105 Years, Yachting Has a Female EIC (via FishbowlNY)

• Bloomberg News fires William Ahearn (via JIMROMENESKO.COM)

• TheWrap Stumbles Into Big Bang of Web Traffic (via FishbowlLA)

• wee answer Wednesday: 7 short answers to 7 short questions (via Ask a Manager)

• Is Social Media in Your Marketing Mix? 60% b2b Companies Say Yes! (via MinOnline)

• JOBS Act Would Jump-Start Job Market by Aiding Startups (via SHRM)

This morning we have for you a list of seven goofs to avoid making when sending a thank-you email after an interview….news of a new hire at The Street and at Vulture magazine, plus more stories…

• 7 Goofs to Avoid on a Thank-You Email (via On Careers)

• The Street Gets New Editor-in-Chief (via FishbowlNY)

• New York’s Vulture Adds Two (via FishbowlNY)

• LA Times Beefs Up Orange County Bureau (via FishbowlLA)

• AOL Has Cut AIM Staff To The Bone To Save $20 Million A Year (via SAI)

Radio host Tom Leykis has sold an ad for his show…on eBay. The spot earned $1,225. This and other stories below…

• Tom Leykis Sells Radio Show Ad on eBay (via FishbowlLA)

• Politico Promotes Senior Editor (via FishbowlNY)

• NYT biz desk hires Popper from LATimes (via Talking Biz News)

• Major Layoffs at KVEA (via FishbowlLA)

• Baltimore biz journal has healthy profit, seen large revenue increase (via Talking Biz News)

• All Things Digital expands review section (via Talking Biz News)

• Roland Martin’s CNN Suspension is Over (via TVNewser)

Kelly Day, who had been at Discovery Communications for seven years, has joined Web video startup Blip as the company’s new CEO….Bloomberg Businessweek and plain ol’ Bloomberg have both made new hires…and more news you need…Hey, this is our last week as full-time blogger here! Coming into the home stretch, you’ll forgive us if we find ourselves a bit…sentimental. Ah, good times…

• Discovery Vet Kelly Day Is Blip’s New Boss (via AllThingsD » Peter Kafka)

• Bloomberg Businessweek hires Time journalist (via Talking Biz News)

• Bloomberg Hires Arts & Leisure Reporter (via FishbowlDC)

• Washington Examiner Bids Farewell to Editorial Cartoonist (via FishbowlDC)

• Knoxville biz editor leaves paper (via Talking Biz News)

John Wiley & Sons has hired a firm “to explore the sale” of Frommer’s, Webster’s, and Cliffsnotes in order to focus on its professional brands. The publisher surely doesn’t think that’s a dummy move. This and more below…

• Wiley Hopes to Sell Frommer’s, Webster’s New World & CliffsNotes (via GalleyCat)

• One Writer’s Winning Magazine Pitch (via FishbowlDC)

• Newsday: Matt Lauer Close To New Deal With NBC (via TVNewser)

• Journalism Jobs founder: ‘It’s been a great ride’ (via JIMROMENESKO.COM)

Good morning all! Today we have the rather remarkable story of a blogger who was so good at pointing out copy errors in the Daily Iowan, he was offered a job (a newly-created position, even). Why is Sue Simmons being let go from WNBC? Perhaps it’s her high cost….and more stories below.

• Blogger points out Daily Iowan’s errors, gets hired (via JIMROMENESKO.COM)

• Why is WNBC anchor Sue Simmons being let go? (via Poynter MediaWire)

• Felix DiFilippo Named Car and Driver/Road & Track Publisher (via MinOnline)

• Facebook Is The Secret To Motivating Millennial Workers (via All Facebook)

• TheStreet.com names new CEO (via Talking Biz News)