National News: Charles Leehrsen, editor of Us Weekly, leaves. A replacement has not yet been named. Phone the headquarters with questions. 212/484-1616 ... Jay Carr, film
critic for The Boston Globe, will retire at the end of March. For more information, phone the Living/Arts desk at 617/929-2800 ... Andrew Priest, correspondent for Reuters,
relocates to the Singapore bureau, where he now covers financial news out of Asia. His previous coverage of financial news and the U.S. economy will be absorbed by other editorial
staffers. Email andrew. [email protected] ... Alan Murray, former Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, who left recently
to join CNBC, will write a weekly column for the Politics & Policy page of The Journal beginning April 9. Email information and queries regarding WSJ's political coverage to
Gerald Seib, assistant Washington bureau chief, [email protected]. Business/Financial: Robert Thomson, U.S. managing editor for The
Financial Times, leaves to join The Times (UK), the world's oldest broadsheet daily newspaper, as editor. Thomson replaces former editor Peter Stothard. A replacement for Thomson
has not been named. For more information, phone The Financial Times at 011-44-207-873-3000. Healthcare: P.J. Skerrett joins Harvard Health Publications as editor of the Harvard
Heart Letter and senior writer for the Harvard Medical School's partnership with InteliHealth. For more information, phone 617/432-1791 or email [email protected] ... Polly Miller, managing editor of Medical Economics/Thomson Healthcare, retires. David Azevedo, former
articles editor, replaces her. Mark Crane replaces Azevedo. For more information, call 201/358-7500. Technology: Mark Hallinger, managing editor of Communications Technology
(sister pub to PR NEWS), leaves. Supriya Nayalkar, executive editor, and Jonathan Tombes, senior editor, assume his responsibilities. Email Nayalkar at [email protected] ... eMedia Magazine, published by Online Inc., opens a new editorial office at 520 University Avenue, Suite 105,
Madison, WI 53703. Phone is 608/251-2307. Email Stephen Nathans, editor, at [email protected]. (Media Moves provided by LexisNexis
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