Tribune Launches Online Entertainment News Bureau

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By: E&P Staff Tribune Co. is rolling out an online entertainment news bureau with content from the Los Angeles Times and movie and TV listings aggregator Zap2it as well as other Tribune properties.

The bureau will be located in the Los Angeles Times, and Zap2it will provide the content.

"This bureau will work with reporting and producing teams at all our newspapers and TV stations to bring our audience the most complete, behind-the-scenes entertainment report on the Web," Marc Chase, president of Tribune Interactive, said in a statement.

Richard Rushfield and Joseph Kapsch will lead the bureau. Rushfleld has been appointed director/national entertainment programming and will be responsible for coordinating coverage among Tribune sites. He will continue to serve as entertainment editor for latimes.com.

Kapsch has been named editorial director for Zap2it.com. In his new role he will lead Zap2it in its expansion as a national entertainment portal. He will also still have his duties as executive producer/entertainment at latimes.com.

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