 Samantha Barry |
By hiring Samantha Barry as its new editor-in-chief, Glamour is making a dramatic break with the past. Barry, who comes to the magazine from CNN Worldwide, where she was executive producer for social and emerging media, has never worked at a magazine before. Barry will take over the reins from departing EIC Cindi Leive on Jan. 15. “Sam is Glamour’s first digital-native editor, which is to say she arrives from the future rather than the past,” Condé Nast artistic director Anna Wintour said. Barry’s hiring comes as the company is placing more emphasis on its digital products, such as Vanity Fair’s The Hive and them, a site aimed at the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender audience. It has also reduced the frequency of several titles, with GQ, Architectural Digest and Glamour going from 12 issues a year to 11, and Teen Vogue discontinuing its print version altogether.
 James Langford |
The Washington Examiner has hired James Langford as business editor. He will report on the impact legislative and regulatory action in the federal capital has on corporate revenues, share prices, deals and planning. In addition, the Examiner is launching a business section on its website, and Langford will soon be joined by a second business reporter to increase the paper’s business coverage both online and in print. Langford previously was banking & finance editor at TheStreet, and he has also served as deputy editor for Americas aerospace/industrial news at Bloomberg News. “Washington’s impact on business is an area of news I’ve wanted to cover better for some time,” said Examiner editorial director Hugo Gurdon, “and it’s great that it is now ready for takeoff.”
 Sean Moran |
Viacom has signed an agreement to acquire influence-marketing company WHOSAY. The company’s reach into next-generation advertising and marketing platforms and solutions is meant to boost Viacom’s capabilities across advertising, marketing and digital content. WHOSAY has executed more than 50 campaigns for MTV, BET and other Viacom brands over the past two years. In addition, the company has built a bricks-and-mortar-focused WHOSAY Shopper team, which will open up potential new retail opportunities for Viacom brands. “We’re excited about a deeper integration with WHOSAY and the strength of our combined capabilities,” said Viacom head of marketing & partner solutions Sean Moran. “This partnership will add to our linear, digital and mobile arsenal by bringing us further into the world of social media and shopper marketing.”
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