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In today's edition we uncover who is in the running (and who is not) for the top job at Vanity Fair following Radhika Jones’ departure. 

There’s news about editors Daniel Kile, Janice Min, David Haskell, Stella Bugbee and Sarah Ball as well as a big change to the job itself. 

It also takes in Anna Wintour, Roger Lynch, Mel Ottenberg, Chris Rovzar, Stellene Volandes, Will Welch, Mark Guiducci, Edward Enninful and a dark horse contender that former VF editor Tina Brown tells us would be “completely off beam.” 

We have also learned that G/O Media is looking to sell another site, perhaps marking the beginning of the end for the company. All of which caused G/O Media chief executive Jim Spanfeller to get into a nasty spat with a prominent New York Times staffer. 

And finally, an Unlikely Friends on an A-list actor’s bond with some legends of hip-hop.

Who will be the next editor of Vanity Fair?

(Exclusive.) It was one of the most prized gigs in journalism. But as print revenue shrinks, the media industry crumbles and advertising budgets decline, will editing Vanity Fair still be a hotly-fought prize?

We have learned that after Radhika Jones’ unexpected decision to step down after eight years in the role, editors are already jockeying for the slot. Anna Wintour, who has many titles at Vanity Fair’s parent company Conde Nast, but essentially is in charge of editorial decisions, has been fielding calls from prospective candidates.

On Tuesday Deputy Editor, Daniel Kile, was named interim editor at an all-hands meeting led by Wintour. An ad for the job is expected to be posted as early as tomorrow (with one big change from Jones’ job) and we have also learned some of the top picks for the job…

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