Los Angeles Times | Star Tribune
Will Swaim's resignation wasn't a surprise, employees say, because it was apparent that his autonomy to run the alt-weekly had eroded since it was purchased last year by the New Times chain, now known as Village Voice Media. "I just couldn't do the job anymore," says Swaim. "They run a very complicated organization and want to have standardization across all 18 markets. I don't argue whether it's dumb or wrong. It's just not my way." The editor of Village Voice Media's Twin Cities paper also
resigned this week.
