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 […]
Ravindran departs Variety for The Ankler
Variety executive editor of international Manori Ravindran has left to become London correspondent for The Ankler. She had been in the Variety role since June 2022. Ravindran joined Variety in 2020 as international editor. Covering both film and television, she broke industry news and contributed to investigative stories out of international. Ravindran was previously editor 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 […]
Variety chief correspondent Wagmeister is departing
Elizabeth Wagmeister, chief correspondent at Variety, is leaving the publication for a new opportunity. “Thank you to my colleagues for teaching me every day,” said Wagmeister in a note to her co-workers. “You have all become family.” Wagmeister covered breaking news in the entertainment industry on all multimedia platforms, as well as longform investigations and write […]
Penske’s entertainment industry pubs are struggling
Max Tani of Semafor examines the struggles of Jay Penske’s entertainment industry publications The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Billboard and Variety. Tani writes, “One person with knowledge told Semafor that THR missed its first quarter revenue goals by at least 20%. The misses have forced cost-cutting measures: THR decided not to do its ‘Most Powerful People in […]
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 […]
Variety promotes Keslassy to international executive editor
Variety has promoted Elsa Keslassy to executive editor of international coverage. William Earl of Variety writes, “In her new role, Keslassy will lead the magazine’s global team of award-winning correspondents, while helping guide its reporting at the leading international film and television festivals and markets. She will continue to be based out of Paris, where she has spent […]
Shafer moves to Variety’s international team as online news editor
Ellise Shafer has joined Variety’s international team as an online news editor. She joined Variety in March 2020 as an editorial intern and then served as an associate news editor. Shafer interned at Billboard, where she wrote over 150 articles ranging from trend pieces and celebrity interviews to event coverage of conferences, film screenings and […]
Variety hires Tinubu to cover television
Aramide A. Tinubu is Variety’s new TV critic, joining fellow critic Alison Herman, who started at the publication in April. A story on Variety’s website states, “In her role, Tinubu, who is based in New York City, will write reviews, commentary and cover stories, and will be a key voice in television coverage across all of Variety’s […]
Variety promotes Aswad to executive editor
Variety has promoted Jem Aswad to lead all music content across digital, print and live media platforms as executive editor, music. William Earl of Variety writes, “Aswad will oversee all aspects of Variety‘s music-related editorial operations and staff. He will also continue to serve as Variety‘s leading voice on the business of music, penning cover stories, deep-dive features, investigative stories, personality […]
