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Article: Ahmed ousted from RFT.(Safir Ahmed, Riverfront Times)(Brief Article)
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- St. Louis Journalism Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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Long-time Riverfront Times editor Safir Ahmed has been ousted from the paper, replaced in January by a newcomer to the St. Louis area, Jim Nesbitt.
The circumstances of Ahmed's departure are murky, though the official party line gives the impression that the decision was mutual.
"Former Riverfront Times editor Safir Ahmed is leaving the paper to pursue other professional interests," reads a New Times Inc. press release.
A New Times Inc. representative would not return SJR phone calls, even when this reporter offered, via voicemail, to pick up the tab for a collect call.
Ahmed, when reached for comment, would only say that the ...