I just read a report in The Wall Street Journal that Chrysler's top spokesman is resigning, and it struck me that this is a pretty odd subject for a news story.

The piece focuses on the resignation of Jason Vines, VP of Communications, who reported to CEO Robert Nardelli, who joined Chrysler when the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management bought Chrysler. The Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," writes:

A former stand-up comedian with a flare for showmanship, Mr. Vines clashed with a more tight-lipped approach to media relations advocated by Mr. Nardelli and Cerberus, they said. He had been pushing Mr. Nardelli and Vice Chairman Jim Press, who was recruited from Toyota Motor Corp., to speak to the media about Chrysler's turnaround efforts, but Mr. Nardelli opposed him, they said.