▁to ▁Griff in ▁ur ging ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁continue ▁progress ▁in ▁impro ving ▁local ▁coverage ▁made ▁by ▁Be ut ner ▁and ▁to ▁retain ▁local ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁paper . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁billion aire ▁Michael ▁Fer ro ▁Jr . ▁became ▁Trib une ▁Publishing ' s ▁largest ▁share holder , ▁Griff in ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁CE O ▁by ▁Fer ro ▁al ly ▁Justin ▁D ear born . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁Work ▁ ▁Griff in ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁Time ▁Inc . ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁after ▁less ▁than ▁six ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁job . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁the ▁Magazine ▁Publish ers ▁of ▁America ▁( MP A ), ▁the ▁trade ▁association ▁for ▁the ▁consumer ▁magazine ▁industry . ▁Griff in ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ad vert ising ▁Federation ▁( A AF ), ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Inter active ▁Ad vert ising ▁Bureau ▁and ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Cir cul ations . ▁Griff in ▁was ▁a ▁Found ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Next ▁Issue ▁Media , ▁a ▁digital ▁news stand ▁formed ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁five ▁leading ▁publish ers ▁including ▁H ear st ▁Corporation , ▁Con de ▁N ast , ▁News ▁Corporation , ▁Mer ed ith ▁Corporation ▁and ▁Time ▁Inc . ▁Griff in ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Par ade ▁Division ▁of ▁Adv ance ▁Publications ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 ), ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁and ▁Publish