The two Oxford American editors who were fired after a lock out of the quarterly’s offices and a “personnel investigation” are lawyering up.

Managing editor Carol Ann Fitzgerald wrote on her Facebook page:

“Dear Friends: Marc Smirnoff, founder and editor of The Oxford American, and I, the magazine’s managing editor and art editor, have been fired in the strangest, most secretive manner imaginable. We plan to give the full details and truth of what we know as soon as possible but we must first focus on preparing our legal response. In the meantime, we send out our heartfelt gratitude to those many people who have enriched our lives by their connection and support to the real Oxford American.” Read More