Brekke Fletcher Heads To Newsweek/Daily Beast

Although the deal to merge Newsweek and The Daily Beast has yet to be officially consummated, Tina Brown has not missed a beat in stocking her arsenal with plenty of writing and editing talent.  Yesterday FBNY reported that Newsweek/Daily Beast added New Republic veteran reporter Michelle Cottle and now NY Post’s Media Ink informs us that Brown has scooped up Maxim managing editor Brekke Fletcher.

Maxim editor-in-chief Joe Levy sent a memo out to staffers letting them know that Fletcher will leave behind some big shoes to fill:

We lose a trusted colleague, a skilled editor, a guardian of our brand identity, and a woman who shakes a mean martini.
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