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The Road Away From SNL (LAT)
The late-night bells now toll for Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Finesse Mitchell, who have all been officially sacked. So what's to become of these three funnymen post-Saturday Night Live? Here are some paths they might take from here.

The Economist Enters ASME (Mediaweek)
While the magazine is published across the pond, the newsweekly in recent years has been growing its presence — and its influence — in the United States. And last month, the erudite publication took another step forward by joining the American Society of Magazine Editors.

MSNBC to Become Newsmagazine Central? (B&C)
There has been speculation for months about MSNBC's future as a 24-hour cable news channel — or, maybe more to the point, its lack thereof. But one indication may have come last July, when the 10-year-old network launched a newsmagazine, MSNBC Investigates. That may be a sign of things to come.

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