Former Rolling Stone, FHM, and Maxim top editor Ed Needham says online publishing is killing print magazines. Also, Ed Needham has a new online publishing venture! [Guardian]

Keith Kelly reported today that Maxim EIC Ed Needham had been canned, though we'd heard that Needham was long considering a farewell tour. Now, just sent out around Dennis Publishing, a clarification:

This is a bit preliminary, but we're hearing that Maxim EIC Ed Needham — perhaps the most powerful fratboy in the world — is preparing for his big exit. Nothing super concrete, but we're under the impression that a select few around the Maxim offices have been privy to the news that Needham is planning to leave this particular laddy juggernaut, perhaps even for the risqué embrace of a competitor (or maybe to pursue his dream of working at an upscale optical boutique).