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"Given The Voice's devotion to the New York political and cultural scene, Mr. Wemple is an unorthodox choice," writes Motoko Rich of the New York Times, who notes that the Washington City Paper editor-in-chief has spent his entire career in the capital. "(New York) is a huge place I know very little about, and it's important for me to be very upfront about that," Wemple admits. Nevertheless, he isn't shy about criticizing the work of his future employees: "There's not enough evidence that people are thinking about innovative and fun ways to craft and present journalism," he claims. "(I)t just doesn't seem like the staff has enough fun producing a newspaper." The Schenectady, N.Y. native, who is scheduled to start his new job in July, also tells the Times that he plans to bring a non-ideological approach to news coverage at the Voice.

New York Times | 05-31-2006 4:46 pm | Industry News

Tags: Editorial, Village Voice Media (defunct), The Village Voice, Erik Wemple

Editorial Critique Deadline Nears

Editors attending next month's AAN convention who are interested in participating in an editorial critique still have 48 hours to make their interest known. The critiques will be held on Saturday, June 17, the final day of the convention. To sign up, contact Richard Karpel at rkarpel at aan.org by the close-of-business on Friday, June 2.

05-31-2006 2:36 pm | Industry News

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