Howard Mittman Exits Bleacher Report | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_103589" align="alignright" width="150"] Howard Mittman[/caption] Howard Mittman is out as CEO of Bleacher Report, several outlets reported Tuesday, citing an internal memo. One of those, The New York Daily News, reports that Mittman was "forced out" amid sustained criticism in recent weeks over a lack of diversity in leadership roles at Bleacher Report and a perceived failure to adequately and appropriately respond to those criticisms during multiple staff meetings in recent weeks. Hours before news of Mittman's departure broke, creative executive Bryan Graham announced he had tendered his resignation from the site after nearly five years, citing "an obvious crisis of leadership that was never more visible than it was in the past 6 weeks." Previously the publisher of GQ and Wired, Mittman jumped from Condé Nast to Turner-owned Bleacher Report in 2017, originally in the dual role of CMO and CRO, before being promoted to CEO in February of 2019. Mittman's exit, purportedly driven at least in part by pushback from his own staff, comes amid a broader moment of self-reflection across media in general and sports media in particular over a lack of Black representation in editorial and leadership roles. Staff unions at both Sports Illustrated and The Ringer have issued statements in the past month calling out their own organizations and pledging to bargain for better diversity and inclusion. Turner Sports president Lenny Daniels will assume many of... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Print is still the preferred medium for young people but digital formats are growing in popularity amongst those who engage less with reading, according to a new report. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Mag Elevates Noreen Malone and Genevieve Smith | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_154813" align="alignright" width="300"] Left to right: Genevieve Smith and Noreen Malone. (Photo: Marvin Orellana/New York Magazine)[/caption] Newly appointed New York magazine editor-in-chief David Haskell announced two of his first promotions since taking the helm.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunset EIC Is Out, Replaced By Matt Bean | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Hearst Editors Take On New Roles | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Mags Reveals Major Editorial and Business-Side Changes | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_138663" align="alignright" width="150"] Jessica Pels[/caption] Hearst Magazines announced several changes to its editorial and leadership staff this week, including appointing Jessica Pels, most recently the digital director of Cosmopolitan.com, as editor-in-chief of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Taps Katy Olson as Editor of AD Pro | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Atlantic Taps Facebook Exec as Chief Business and Product Officer | People on the Move

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Fatherly Taps Condé Nast Exec as VP of Marketing | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Economist Taps New Publisher and COO | People on the Move

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