Following Reporter Departures, Observer De-Brands Its Blogs

The New York Observer‘s decision to place its franchise Web players front and center has hit a stumbling block following the departures of two of its highest-profile writers.

In mid-March, the Observer relaunched its “Media Mob” blog as “Media Mob With Koblin and Gillette.” In so doing, it gave top billing to reporters John Koblin and Felix Gillette. Here’s a snapshot of the logo on the day of the launch.

Before.

“The idea is to put the personalities front and center and give an online hub to the following that these guys have,” Tyler Thoreson, then-managing editor of the Observer‘s Web site, told

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