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By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 2/08 2:06pm

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The New York Times

Rebecca Corbett Promoted to Senior Enterprise Editor at The New York Times

Rebecca Corbett has been promoted to senior enterprise editor at the Times. Ms. Corbett was the deputy bureau chief in Washington.

“For those of you who do not know her, Rebecca is one of our finest journalists,” said an email announcement that just went out to staff. “She has a remarkable ability to move between the most writerly pieces and  hard-hitting investigative work, and she commands tremendous loyalty from the reporters she works with.” Read More

By Hunter Walker and Kat Stoeffel 3/30/12 5:37pm

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Keith Olbermann Will Sue Current TV for Replacing Him with Eliot Spitzer

Al Gore’s upstart progressive cable news network Current TV has fired marquee anchor Keith Olbermann, The New York Times reports.  Starting Friday, his 8 p.m. Countdown slot will be filled by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, with a new show called Viewpoint.

According to the Times, Current management “unanimously” agreed that Mr. Olbermann had failed to honor the terms of his five-year, $50 million contract, giving them the right to give him the boot. After declining to speak to the Times, Mr. Olbermann slammed network executives Mr. Gore and Joel Hyatt on Twitter, saying they had fired him unethically and he would seek legal recourse. Read More