Ankler hires The Wrap’s Laski
Entertainment industry site Ankler Media has hired Jennifer Laski from The Wrap to be executive producer of brand experiences. She is based out of the Ankler’s Los Angeles office and reports into London Sanders, head of sales for Ankler Media. In this newly created role, Laski is responsible for overseeing strategy and execution of Ankler Media’s growing […]
LA Times seeks a senior editor for business
The Los Angeles Times is looking for a senior editor to help shape its ambitious and authoritative coverage of L.A.’s most important industry: entertainment. This editor will be responsible for collaborating with our award-winning Hollywood Inc. team of reporters and editors to develop and execute smart, sharply framed stories — breaking news, scoops, profiles, trend […]
Faughnder departing LA Times for new journalism job
Ryan Faughnder, senior editor for Hollywood industry coverage at the Los Angeles Times, is leaving the paper for another job in journalism. He also wrote the weekly entertainment business newsletter “The Wide Shot,” which has nearly 50,000 subscribers. Faughnder was previously a film business reporter for Company Town, writing about all major Hollywood studios, including […]
NBC News hires Keegan from Hollywood Reporter
Tom Namako, NBC News digital senior executive editor, sent out the following announcement: We are pleased to welcome award-winning journalist Rebecca Keegan to NBC News as a Senior Hollywood Reporter for digital, based in Los Angeles. Beginning today, Rebecca joins us from The Hollywood Reporter, where she broke news on major moments in entertainment, such as the #MeToo […]
Business Insider reporter Jacobs departs
Business Insider entertainment industry reporter Eammon Jacobs has left the news organization. He was based in Business Insider’s London bureau. He covered movies and TV shows, with a specific focus on genres like horror, science fiction, action, thrillers, comic book adaptations, and true crime. Jacobs previously worked at The Digital Fix and Looper. He is a 2017 […]
The Wrap launches column tracking VC investment
Entertainment and media industry website The Wrap has “The Funding File,” a monthly column tracking venture capital investing in media, entertainment and tech, in partnership with PitchBook. The column will track the startups and young companies across entertainment, media, publishing, entertainment software and information services that are raising venture capital. The data are critical because […]
The Ankler hires Butler as chief of staff
Entertainment industry site The Ankler has hired Kelly Fisher Butler as chief of staff. She will start July 21. Butler was at Vanity Fair, where she most recently served as director of editorial operations, leading teams across digital, print, and social, and overseeing coverage plans around tentpole moments including Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood Issue and Oscar […]
The Wrap hires Cheng as managing editor
Entertainment industry site The Wrap has hired Roger Cheng as managing editor for business and Pro subscribers. A story on its website states, “A former reporter for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, Cheng was recently the head of news, executive editor and senior writer for nearly a dozen years at CNET, the world’s […]
Ankler hires Rosen as deputy editor
Entertainment industry news site The Ankler has hired Chris Rosen as deputy editor. Rosen joins from Gold Derby, where he served as news director, and he previously was an executive editor at Entertainment Weekly, managing editor at Huffington Post, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and editor-in-chief of TV Guide. Rosen will report to CEO and Editor-in-Chief Janice Min and […]
O’Connor named publisher at The Hollywood Reporter
Lori O’Connor has been promoted to executive vice president and publisher at The Hollywood Reporter. A story on its website states, “O’Connor’s appointment, which is effective immediately, comes as the brand continues to grow and expand across events, video, branded content and international operations. “In her expanded role, O’Connor will oversee THR’s business operations with P&L […]
