lliz heronLiz Heron, a Wall Street Journal digital alum and head of news partnerships for Facebook for the past year and a half, has moved to the Huffington Post as executive editor.

Heron serves as the No. 2 at HuffPost alongside Arianna Huffington. Said Huffington: "I cannot think of anyone in media today who better embodies HuffPost's hybrid approach to storytelling, our mission of informing, inspiring, entertaining and empowering, and our commitment to be constantly evolving while staying true to our core principles."

She was emerging media and audience development editor for the WSJ. Prior, she was a social media producer and editor for the New York Times after producing for ABCNews.com.

Heron also served in online posts with the Washington Post, including foreign innovations editor.