Along the way, there were editorial innovations overseen by editor Simon Kelner, such as the format switch from broadsheet to compact, the poster-style front pages and the adoption of the "viewspaper" editorial approach.
Leading members of Parliament, including Mr. Miliband, the Labour leader, have called for the resignation of Ms. Brooks in the wake of revelations that tabloid reporters she oversaw as editor hacked into the voice mail of an abducted teenager, Milly Dowler, who was later found murdered.
Although she is stepping down as chief editor, she will remain at Nature Publishing Group as Executive Editor, overseeing all the Nature Life Science Research journals, including Nature Neuroscience.
Marc Duvoisin, as managing editor for news, will continue to be the senior editor overseeing news and enterprise coverage, a job he has done with great skill.
Hofmeister, 50, became an assistant Business editor in 2006 and most recently served as deputy Business editor, overseeing entertainment and technology coverage.
He has been an editor on the newspaper's masthead since 2003, first as assistant managing editor overseeing the paper's longest, most ambitious reporting projects.
The new editor of Circuits will be Kevin McKenna, who has been The Times's technology editor, overseeing coverage of the field for Business Day and other daily sections.
John Montorio, editor of the style department at The New York Times, has been promoted to associate managing editor, overseeing a range of feature departments and projects.
Deputy features editor overseeing coverage of culture, arts, entertainment.
I am pleased to announce that Cameron Barr will become managing editor overseeing news and features.
She is a senior editor overseeing new media and television ventures for Sports Illustrated in New York.
