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Why Did Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich Leave the New York Daily News?

Departure

Jim Rich, who made a splash with attention-getting front pages, was immediately replaced by Arthur Browne.

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EMMANUEL DUNAND

The money-losing, morale-sapped New York Daily News—whose tightening belt has increasingly come to resemble a noose—sustained yet another shock Tuesday with the abrupt departure of Editor in Chief Jim Rich.

The 45-year-old Rich, who made a splash with attention-getting front pages after Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman installed him in the...

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