"Merrill Brown, editor-in-chief, resigns after six years with the company. His last day is June 21, 2002. He was appointed the first editor-in-chief in August 1996 and later became senior vice president in August 2000. Prior to joining MSNBC.com, Brown did some strategic development work for Time Inc., NBC, US West, and a number of other media ventures. A replacement has not yet been named. For further information, contact the site at (425) 703-6397."

From Media Watch - a place you might just want to add to your favorites for a little of the behind the scenes news...

I can't say I'm surprised...ever since the BBS' went bye bye I imagine traffic through the site has diminished by 20% or thereabouts. I still check out Alan's pieces and the cosmic log , and I personally like the MSNBC interface over CNN and others - but it still must suffer reduced traffic and putting folks their on a roller-coaster ride.

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