GUNS & AMMO EDITOR RESIGNS

Guns & Ammo magazine editor Jim Bequette has resigned after outraged readers criticized a column in the magazine's December issue that argued for gun control measures.

Bequette quit his post and published an apology on Nov. 6, noting the magazine's history of advocating against gun control regulation, adding that its "commitment to the Second Amendment is unwavering."

The controversial column, "Let's Talk Limits," was written by Dick Metcalf and Bequette said in his apology that the "distinguished" gun writer will no longer write for G&A.

"I thought it would generate a healthy exchange of ideas on gun rights," said Bequette. "I miscalculated, pure and simple. I was wrong, and I ask your forgiveness."

Eric Poole, who led G&A's special interest publications like Book of the AR-15 and Trigger, takes the G&A reins as editor.

Metcalf's column questioned whether firearms restrictions actually "infringe" on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, which he said does not preclude regulation.

"The fact is, all constitutional rights are regulated, always have been, and need to be," he wrote.

CBS RETRACTS BENGHAZI REPORT

CBS News has retracted a "60 Minutes" report on Benghazi after initially standing behind the story amid questions about the veracity of a key source.

Correspondent Lara Logan appeared on "CBS This Morning" on Nov. 9 to issue a mea culpa on the botched report about the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya, which was critical of the Obama administration's response.

"In this case, we were wrong," she said. "We made a mistake."

The key source, a security contractor named Dylan Davies, gave conflicting reports to "60 Minutes" and the FBI, telling the news organization he was at the embassy compound in the aftermath of the attack. The New York times reported that he told the FBI he never went there and CNN cited documents of his employer, Blue Mountain, indicating he never went to the compound that day, either.

Davies has penned a book under the pseudonym Morgan Jones, "Embassy House," based on the story he told CBS.

Davies' publisher, Simn & Schuster's Threshold Editions, said it is reviewing the book in light of the revelations.

FITZGERALD TO EDIT BUZZFEED BOOK REVIEWS

Isaac Fitzgerald, co-founder and former managing editor of The Rumpus, has been named editor of BuzzFeed.com's months-old book review section.

Fitzgerald stepped down from the ME post at The Rumpus in May.

He told Poynter.org that he doesn't plan on ripping new titles. "Why waste breath talking smack about something?" he said.

MEREDITH LAUNCHES ALLRECIPES

Meredith Corp. launched Allrecipes magazine on Nov. 5, the print title sprung from its Allrecipes.com food site.

The bimonthly title kicks off with a rate base of 500K and a newsstand price of $4.99 on the December issue.

Meredith National Media Group president Tom Harty said a broad base of advertisers across automotive, packaged goods, financial services and broadcast media shows a wide appeal for the new title.

Cheryl Brown, editor-in-chief, said the title will aim to leverage the mag's established online presence and "capture information about what is on the minds of everyday cooks in real time and infuse it into every issue."