The Newsweek Daily Beast Company LLC today announced the appointment of Baba Shetty as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Shetty currently serves as Chief Strategy and Chief Media Officer at Boston-based advertising firm Hill Holliday where he leads brand planning, consumer research, content and media planning.
Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG) announced today that the Board of Directors has elected Wyndham Robertson as a new Class B director, effective immediately, returning to a position she held on Media General’s board from 1996 to 2005. Miss Robertson served on the Audit Committee during her prior tenure on the Media General board. She was recommended for reelection to the board by Berkshire Hathaway.
Knight Foundation-funded initiative connects MIT Center for Civic Media with Globe Lab to accelerate newsroom innovation
Chicago Tribune has selected NTVB Media, Inc.’s TV Weekly magazine to replace the paper’s Saturday TV tabloid called The Guide. Tribune will introduce TV Weekly to subscribers with a two-week free trial in all Sunday newspapers. The Guide will be discontinued after Sept. 22.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum are offering a wide variety of study tours this autumn to newspaper and other media companies looking for successful approaches for multimedia newsrooms, niche strategies for generating revenue, and new digital business models.
Sun Media Corporation, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, is offering the more than 1.1 million daily readers of 24 hours newspapers across Canada a new reading experience.
Hong Kong’s premier English language newspaper South China Morning Post (HKSE: 583) announced today the much anticipated hire of two seasoned editorial heavyweights to boost its newsroom.
