Inman joins CBS News as White House digital reporter

CBS News has hired Willie James Inman as a White House digital reporter in its Washington bureau. He joined from Scripps’ national TV news outlet Newsy, where he was a White House correspondent. Previously, Inman was a Southeast regional reporter covering politics, feature stories and breaking news across all platforms for Fox News Channel. Inman […]

Flipboard’s take on content organization

The following excerpt was sent out: Magazine reading app Flipboard is becoming the latest contender in the battle to relocate some of the online conversations taking place on Twitter onto its own platform instead. The company today announced that Flipboard’s curators will be able to publish original content into their magazine in order to engage with their […]

Talking Biz News Today – Dec. 21, 2022

Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: The Associated Press Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand, by Dee-Ann Durbin Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices, by Nomaan Merchant CNN As Twitter backlash grows, rival Mastodon reaches 2.5 million monthly users, by Brian Fung Elon Musk says he will step down […]

Mother Jones’ most-read stories of 2022

Mother Jones is ending 2022 with a bang as its audience witnessed ground-breaking political coverage that examined the national and political landscape with an unflinching eye. Readers flocked to read in-depth, analytical and hard-core reporting, which held powerful personalities to account and illuminated the struggle to preserve American democracy in the face of threats. Mother […]

Bloomberg’s de Kuyper departs for new opportunity

Bloomberg social editor and video producer McKinnon de Kuyper has left. Kuyper tweets, “some professional news: after 6.5 years, I’ve departed @business for a new spot. Stay tuned.” Previously, she was an assignment desk editor and producer, and a producer for Bloomberg Surveillance. She interned at Discovery Communications and worked freelance. Kuyper has a bachelor’s […]

Morning Brew appoints Velez executive producer for “Money with Katie”

Morning Brew has promoted Henah Velez, senior editor and producer, to executive producer for “Money with Katie,” a media brand focused on personal finance, tax savings and strategy. Previously, she was an editor and staff writer at the premier digital resource for sustainable lifestyle content The Good Trade. Velez has a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers […]

LA Times appoints Doumar head of newsletters

The Los Angeles Times has named Karim Doumar as its head of newsletters. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “In this role, Doumar will oversee our portfolio of newsletter products, work to improve their reach, create new forms of innovative storytelling and foster our close relationships with our many newsletter subscribers. “He will manage the […]

LA Times promotes Blasey to assistant editor for newsletters

The Los Angeles Times has tapped Laura Blasey to serve as assistant editor for newsletters. Recently, Blasey held the post of multi-platform editor for newsletters. Blasey joined the Times in 2019 as a newsletters editor. She launched several newsletters, including California Politics and Group Therapy. She has also been the final check on the Times’ biggest newsletters, […]

CNN’S Cabrera set to depart for new opportunity

Variety’s Brian Steinberg reports: Ana Cabrera, who has risen steadily since joining CNN in 2013, is leaving the news outlet. The anchor, who currently anchors CNN’s 1 p.m. hour, confirmed a recent report that she intends to leave the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet to seek new professional challenges. “My heart is full of gratitude for the incredible opportunities I’ve […]

Brand and Shaw to join the WNYC newsroom

The following was sent out from WNYC’s deputy editor Stephanie Clary, director of digital news & audience Veronica de Souza, day-of editor David Giambusso, and economics & equity editor Josefa Velásquez: We’re excited to announce two new additions to the WNYC/Gothamist newsroom. David Brand is joining the Economics & Equity team, where he will report on […]