By Kevin McCauley
Vivian Schiller, who resigned the presidency of National Public Radio after the Juan Williams and fundraising flaps, is joining NBC News mid-July as chief digital officer.
She will lead efforts of NBC, MSNBC as well as EducationNation.com and theGrio.com.
Prior to NPR, Schiller was senior VP at New York Times Co. and general manager of NYTimes.com. She was chief of the Discovery Times Channel venture between NYTC and Discovery Communications. Schiller also headed CNN’s long-form programming efforts.
Her title at NBC News is a new one. Steve Capus, NBC president, expects Schiller’s “background in journalism, combined with expertise in the digital space will add a strong new pillar to the NBC News leadership team.”
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