Daily Variety editor says he's been fired

[November 03, 2010]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The editor of Daily Variety says he's been fired.

Leo Wolinsky tells the New York Times that he was dismissed Monday, less than a year after joining the venerable movie trade publication. He didn't provide details.

E-mails left for officials of the Los Angeles-based publication and its London owner, Reed Business Information, weren't immediately returned Tuesday.

Wolinsky joined Variety last December after more than 30 years with the Los Angeles Times, where he became executive editor.

Variety, which was once on the desk of every movie mogul, is struggling to compete with online rivals and has cut jobs. Its print rival, The Hollywood Reporter, recently changed to a weekly publication and its editor, Elizabeth Guider, stepped down last month.

[Associated Press]

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