Fans of announcements, this post is for you.
After three and a half years hanging my hat at the Washington Post Express, I’ve decided to make a move to TMG Custom Media, where I’ll be doing some really cool social media/curation work for one of their upcoming publications. It’s gonna be fun.
Had a lot of fun at Express — and made a lot of great friends. (And to the bemusement of Adam Sapiro, made a lot of bad puns.) Newspapers have been good to me over the past eight years. But it feels like a good time to head in a different direction. I start in a few weeks.
And yes, ShortFormBlog is staying put. Trust me. :)
You read it here first. Thanks to everyone that made my time at Express awesome. *end scene*
To be clear, SFB’s staying put. Posting may follow a different schedule in a few weeks, but figured it was worth letting you guys know. If we do this right, you won’t even notice. *magic* — Ernie @ SFB
It’s official: Ayman al-Zawahiri is al-Qaeda’s new leader: There was speculation that Saif al-Adel would get the job instead. Guess not. We’re betting this eulogy for the slain Bin Laden probably had something to do with it. source
BREAKING: Ali Abdullah Saleh replaced by acting president: Well … it appears the Arab Spring may have caused a third Middle East leader to lose power, though we’ll see what “acting” means as more details become clear. More details on Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as we get them. Saleh was severely wounded during a raid of his mansion and is currently in Saudi Arabia.
Just ”The Dish” now. No “The Daily Dish.” Still worth a read, no matter the masthead. (Maybe they took it out because “The Daily Dish on The Daily Beast” might be a tad bit annoying to say?) Though we stand behind our prior LeBron-to-the-Heat comment.
Mubarak’s speech made Obama, Leon Panetta look like fools: Uh-oh, someone bought into the narrative. (At a speech in Michigan, Obama suggested Egypt’s transition was imminent. Panetta did the same earlier in the day.) But so did everyone else. source
Protesters get their wish? Hosni Mubarak may leave office tonight: A Channel 4 reporter who spoke to National Democratic Party secretary-general Hossam Badrawy says that Mubarak could be out as soon as today. Whoa, this is big. source
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