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Article: HarperCollins chief Friedman ankles.
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- June 6, 2008
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Jane Friedman, whose long run atop HarperCollins was indelibly marked by her role in the Judith Regan-O.J. Simpson fiasco, has unexpectedly ankled the publishing house.
Word came Wednesday night that the 10-year Harper vet was stepping down and handing the reins to 41-year-old group publisher Brian Murray. On Thursday, the News Corp. publishing arm confirmed a new management structure, announcing Murray's selection of Michael Morrison and Victoria Barnsley as key deputies.
Morrison will be prexy and publisher of general books in the U.S. and Canada, while Barnsley will be chief exec and publisher of the company's U.K. and international ops. Both have been in the Harper ...