Entertainment Weekly hires Russell as news writer

Shania Russell has joined Entertainment Weekly as a news writer. She has been working freelance with her work appearing in Paste Magazine, WhatToWatch, ButWhyThoPC, and Film Daze. Recently, Russell was a news writer at SlashFilm.com, where she pitched and wrote news articles and features on pop culture, movies and TV. Russell graduated from Macalester College […]

People Magazine hires Cruz as executive editorial director

Clarissa Cruz has joined People Magazine as an executive editorial director. She begins Monday (Jan. 16) and will be based in Los Angeles. Recently, she was an executive editor at Entertainment Weekly. Cruz freelanced and was a fashion features editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, as well as a contributing editor at InStyle. Previously, she […]

Travis joins Entertainment Weekly as a news writer

Entertainment Weekly has tapped Emlyn Travis to serve as a news writer. Recently, Travis was a writer at E! News, where she covered celebrity, film, TV and music news. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed News, Bustle, Dazed, Viacom, Teen Vogue and i-D. She worked freelance for Express Newspapers. Travis has a bachelor’s degree in […]

Entertainment Weekly taps Rothkopf as senior editor, movies

Joshua Rothkopf has joined Entertainment Weekly as a senior editor, movies, organizing and editing the title’s movies section, movies features and digital movie content. He was previously the global deputy film editor and film critic at Time Out New York. His work has appeared in publications including The Village Voice, The Chicago Reader and more. He […]