Wemple Withraws From Voice Editor Gig; City Paper's Mediabistro Job Listing No Longer Relevant

Just when they thought he was in, he pulled out. Er, something. Newly-hired Village Voice editor Erik Wemple unhired himself today, returning to his old gig at Washington City Paper.

Executive editor Michael Lacey‘s e-mailed spin to Voice staff, via Gawker:

“Erik’s concerns are not unreasonable,” said Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media. “The Voice is an enormous and complex horse race. We asked Erik to mount several ponies mid-stride, and he was alarmed to find us still in several of those saddles.”

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