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New Fish To Fry

In the wake of the announcement that our own near and dear editor, Carolyn Kellogg will be leaving us at LAist to go on and pursue her MFA at Pitt, also comes news that Claude Brodesser, editor of Fishbowl LA, is leaving his post as well to write for Time Warner and Telepictures' newest venture, TMZ.com, as their industry columnist. TMZ.com has been getting a lot of press lately for their video of a little incident know as firecrotch. Hear about that one yet? Fishbowl LA is looking for a replacement. Could it be you? Here, in their words, is what they’re looking for.
“Well...Can you, potential blogger, do 6-10 posts/day every business day? Can you write for an intelligent, professional audience and break news while also injecting clever opinion or piercing analysis? Do you have great Hollywood contacts? Do you own a Members Only jacket?”
Read the full post here, and apply, if you dare.
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