“The revamp, conceived by top editor Julia Wallace and due to be complete by July 1, will do away with posts now held by classical music critic Pierre Ruhe, book editor Teresa Weaver, and visual arts critic Catherine Fox – among others. Eleanor Ringel, the film critic who had become synonymous with the AJC after nearly 30 years, was one of about 40 senior staffers who accepted a buyout offer. Two cultural writers, theater critic Wendell Brock and food critic Meridith Ford, will keep their current gigs. Everyone else, including such workhouse types as pop music critic Nick Marino and film critic Bob Longino, as well as their editors, was required to reapply for jobs which may – or may not – be similar to their present assignments.”