Four things that won't surprise you

1. Journalist and pundit Jonathan Alter is leaving Newsweek, possibly for a gig at Bloomberg.

2. Visits to the New York Times homepage are down between 5 percent and 15 percent since the paywall went up.

3. Tribune Co. and MediaNews Group are the leading bidders for the Orange County Register.

4. A freelancer has sued on behalf of unpaid contributors to AOL-Huffington Post.

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Two more leave Newsweek

Investigative reporter Mark Hosenball is leaving Newsweek to join Reuters as "money and politics" reporter. Adam Kushner, senior editor for foreign coverage for Newsweek, is headed to the National Journal Group, where he'll be deputy magazine editor-in-chief. Both moves reported by Gorkana.