Tina Brown to Leave 'The Daily Beast' This Fall

Tina Brown will not be with The Daily Beast much longer.

The Daily Beast's editor-in-chief has decided to leave the publication this fall to start her own company, Tina Brown Live Media, which will expand on her three-year-old Women in the World conference series a spokesperson for Brown's new venture confirmed to Mashable. Brown's contract was not up until January, but Brown, apparently, has decided to leave early.

News that Brown was departing was first reported by BuzzFeed, and confirmed to Mashable by two sources familiar with the negotiations, one of whom added that the site is not shutting down. Read more...