Beset by aggressive competitors and shackled by a paywall, Variety has become a shadow of its former dominant self

Veteran trade reporter will be based in Los Angeles and will begin her new job in January

Former Los Angeles Times managing editor is forced out after less than a year on the job

Longtime party and philanthropy reporter switches sides to Janice Min's Hollywood trade pub

The buoyant review of "Road to Nowhere," a movie written by the trade's No. 2 editor, is one more example of the pub giving accolades to top-level staff

Tim Gray warns publicity execs they'll be left out of print edition