Shani Hilton has been appointed to the newly created role of managing editor for new initiatives at the Los Angeles Times, effective immediately. In making the appointment, Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida said that Hilton will be responsible for driving the L.A. Times’ efforts to expand its journalism and to foster a newsroom culture of aggressive, organic experimentation with form and approach. “Shani is superbly equipped for this new role,” Merida said. At BuzzFeed News, where Hilton had previously served as vice president of news and programming, she was a newsroom innovator, developing forward-thinking news coverage and building live television programming and documentaries. Advertisement“In just over two years, I’ve been impressed time and time again by the depth of knowledge, experience, and curiosity of this newsroom,” Hilton said.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2021 17:37 UTC