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Associated Press CEO Tom Curley Stepping Down (paidContent)
The Associated Press announced this morning that CEO Tom Curley will depart later this year and that its board of directors has formed a search committee that will be led by board member and Lee Enterprises CEO Mary Junck. HuffPost: In 2003, Curley joined the AP from USA Today, becoming only the 12th person to lead the 166-year-old news juggernaut. He'll remain on the job until a successor is found to run the organization, which employs more than 3,700 people worldwide.

Sun-Times To Quit Making Endorsements (CBS Chicago)
It's an election year, but don't look for the Chicago Sun-Times to tell you which candidates it favors. As WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports, for the first time in its 71-year history, the Sun-Times says it will not make endorsements in the upcoming elections.

The Deal Professor, The New York Times, And M&A Coverage (Talking Biz News)
Steven M. Davidoff, writing as "The Deal Professor," is a columnist for The New York Times' DealBook on mergers and acquisitions. Last year, Davidoff was hired as an expert for the plaintiffs in shareholder litigation involving Dell's acquisition of Compellent Technologies. Writing on April 7, 2011, Davidoff mentioned the deal, but only briefly. On Dec. 7, 2010, after the deal had been announced, Davidoff also wrote about the deal. Neither story mentioned Davidoff's work involving the deal. To be clear, he wrote about this case before he did the consulting, not after.

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