The board of directors of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. has appointed Sara Silverstein as the company’s chief executive officer. Cavitt Randall will remain chairman of the board and continue to be an active voice and asset to the leadership team.
Veteran journalist Sean McDevitt joins Inside Radio as managing editor, effective May 16. He succeeds Paul Heine, who announced his retirement in January after 15 years with the industry-leading publication and 47 years in the radio business. “I’m calling this a ‘semi-retirement.’ While I’m pulling back from full-time employment, I still plan to be involved in the industry in the future,” says Heine.
Jennifer Mitchell, president of CBS Stations (West Coast—Midwest), has announced a new California-based investigative initiative, CBS News California Investigates, and named longtime journalist Julie Watts as the regional CBS California correspondent.
Scripps News is announcing the launch of the Disinformation Desk, a team dedicated to exposing sources of disinformation and examining how it spreads. Liz Landers, former chief political correspondent for Vice News, will join the network as its lead disinformation correspondent.
Rachel Cohrs Zhang has been promoted to chief Washington correspondent at STAT News.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is scrubbing out at ABC at the end of June.
Reuters has hired Kavya Balaraman to be an editor on the commodities and energy team.
Graham Media Group, the local media division of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), announced today that Sean McLaughlin has been named vice president of news for the company's local media hubs. McLaughlin brings over two decades of experience leading innovative news strategies across multiple platforms.
Joe Ward, an invaluable leader for visuals across social media, becomes senior staff editor.