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By John Koblin 9/16/09 12:00am

The New Yorker Is Hiring

Senior editor Emily Eakin is leaving The New Yorker, and the magazine is looking for a replacement. (Ms. Eakin is leaving due to ongoing medical issues.) The magazine is looking outside the organization to fill the job, and it has received a green light from Condé Nast executives to make the hire, despite the fact Read More

By John Koblin 8/27/09 4:21pm

Amelia Lester, 26 Year Old Former Fact Checker, is the New Managing Editor of The New Yorker

The New Yorker has hired Amelia Lester, most recently an editor at the Paris Review, as their new managing editor.

Ms. Lester, 26, a Sydney native who graduated from Harvard, used to be a fact-checker at The New Yorker and checked all-star writers Sy Hersh and Jane Mayer.

She’s replacing Kate Julian, who is moving Read More

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