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Jezebel gets a new editor-in-chief, again

There’s another shakeup at the top of Jezebel, the women’s site owned by Univision, The Post has learned.

Editor-in-chief Koa Beck is leaving the company and will be replaced by deputy editor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, sources said. Shepherd will become the fifth e-in-c of the site in its 11-year history.

Currently, Jezebel is up for sale, along with a handful of other digital properties owned by Univision, including Gizmodo and Deadspin. Univision bought the sites from the bankrupt Gawker Media Group in 2016 — and put them on the block in July after deciding to focus on their core assets.

The decision to jettison the digital sites, operated under the Gizmodo Media Group banner, was sparked by a change in management strategy under Univision’s new CEO, Vincent Sadusky, who has held the role since the end of May.

So far, there has been no serious interest in Jezebel or the other sites, sources said. The uncertainty is stoking some anxiety at the sites.

In a note to staff Monday, GMG editorial director Susie Banikarim said Beck, who held the top job at Jezebel since last October, is leaving the company to “focus on finishing her book.”

Beck “took the helm at Jezebel during what could only be described as a tumultuous time with admirable grace and equanimity, meeting the moment with the seriousness it required,” Banikarim said.

Shepherd has been deputy editor since last year after joining Jezebel in 2014. Before that, she was executive editor of The Fader from 2008 to 2010.

Beck, who said her last day will be Sept. 28, called Shepherd “the most hard-working, dedicated, and nimble deputy editor anyone could ask for,” and added that in addition to finishing her book, she will pursue “personal projects.”