Who? Yah, we know. Martin Dunn. He'll be the new editorial director of the NY Daily News in a couple weeks.
Uh, who? Well, he's been in London. He did his time in tabloids. And since '97 he's been deep in the corporate brain of the Daily Mail Group, working more on internet and cable. Of course, he edited the Daily News in the mid-90s — your short-term memory loss is showing.
How's the NYDN gang going to take this? Possibly quite poorly.
Why him, why now? Don't be fooled by his title: Dunn's not here to edit the NYDN, here's here to wage a vicious assault against the NY Post. He worked for Murdoch; he knows the drill. You'll enjoy this.
Oh, you mean a old-school tabloid catfight? Absolutely. Be excited.