The publishing world was abuzz with whispers about whether or not Janice Min would soon be leaving the top spot of the wildly popular US Weekly magazine. Rumors were dismissed as a tactic for renegotiating her contract, which was set to expire in two weeks. Min's last contract was signed after wild speculation that she would be stepping down. If it worked before, why not try again? Well it appears that no price was high enough for Min to continue closing the most labor-intensive weekly magazine while reporting to Jann Wenner. Min is resigning and here is her letter to her staff in full: (more...)