By Kat Stoeffel 7/17/12 2:45pm

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Ousted Oxford American Editors Will Fight Their Termination

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

By Kat Stoeffel 7/16/12 3:15pm

Shake Ups

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Oxford American Editors Under Investigation Regarding ‘Inappropriate Conduct’

Oxford American founding editor Marc Smirnoff and managing/art editor Carol Ann Fitzgerald have reportedly left the “Southern magazine of good writing” amid an internal investigation being conducted by its lawyers.

On Wednesday evening, publisher and interim editor Warwick Sabin locked employees out of the non-profit quarterly’s office on the University of Central Arkansas campus, reports Read More