Hollywood Reporter seeks an executive editor
The Hollywood Reporter, known for its award-winning journalism, is hiring a dynamic editor to join its team and drive the news coverage for the site.We are seeking a deadline driven editor who works best in a collaborative environment that is fast-paced, energetic and focused on 24-7 news production. We’re looking for someone with excellent management […]
Variety promotes Stephan to film reporter
Katcy Stephan has been promoted to film reporter at entertainment industry publication Variety. William Earl of Variety writes, “Stephan joined Variety in 2021 as social media editor. Under her leadership, Variety’s cumulative social footprint across major platforms has nearly doubled, reaching 12 million total followers as of this month across TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms. “With her […]
Atlanta daily seeks business of entertainment reporter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the largest and most influential local news organization in Georgia and a regional influence in politics and culture, seeks a reporter to cover the business of entertainment in Georgia during a time of rapid change and growth. The AJC’s mission is to be the most essential and engaging source of news and […]
Hollywood Reporter hires Cartwright as special correspondent
The Hollywood Reporter has hired The Daily Beast editor at large Lachlan Cartwright to cover the intersection of media, entertainment and politics and launch a new newsletter. Cartwright will start his new job on Jan. 29. He has been at The Daily Beast for six years. Previously, Cartwright was an executive editor at the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Before that, […]
Former executive editor of The Wrap joins comms firm
Jethro Nededog, former co-executive editor of The Wrap, has been hired by The Lippin Group as vice president on its corporate communications team. ”From the day I met Jethro, he impressed me with his knowledge of the entertainment and media worlds and his exceptional skill set as a writer and strategic thinker,” said Dick Lippin, […]
LA Times hires Chan to cover entertainment biz
Los Angeles Times Company Town and A&E Investigations editor Richard Verrier sent out the following: We are pleased to announce that J. Clara Chan is joining the Company Town team to cover the entertainment industry with a focus on the challenges facing Disney, Warner Bros. and the other major Hollywood studios during a period of […]
CNN hires Variety’s Wagmeister to cover entertainment
CNN has hired Variety chief correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister as a correspondent covering entertainment based in Los Angeles. At Variety, Wagmeister balanced roles as a broadcaster, writer and reporter. During her tenure there, Wagmeister wrote cover stories on the Kardashian-Jenner family, Kelly Ripa and Olivia Wilde. She also led Variety’s coverage of the Harvey Weinstein trial and […]
LA Times taps Carras to cover business of entertainment
Los Angeles Company Town and A&E Investigations editor Richard Verrier sent out the following on Monday: We are pleased to announce that Christi Carras is joining the Company Town team to cover the business of entertainment. Carras, a UCLA graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a minor in film, TV and digital media, […]
Nededog, co-executive editor at The Wrap, departs
Jethro Nededog, a co-executive editor at entertainment industry site The Wrap, has departed. He joined the website in March 2022 as assistant managing editor for WrapPRO and business news, leading all editorial for the PRO subscription service. Nededog previously was the senior news editor at EW. Before that, he was the entertainment editor at Insider. He […]
How the strike is exposing entertainment industry publications
Katharine Trendacosta of Defector writes about how the entertainment industry publications are being exposed during the writers’ and actor’s strikes. Trendacosta writes, “While it has always a bit of an open secret that the Hollywood trade publications can be little more than studio public relations, the strike has absolutely shattered their credibility. This tension has always […]
