 Sewell Chan |
The Los Angeles Times has hired longtime New York Times editor Sewell Chan as a deputy managing editor. Chan has been with the New York Times since 2004, most recently as international news editor. He has also served as a reporter and deputy editor of the op-ed page. He will report to L.A. Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine, who took over at the paper in June, one of several prominent hires made by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who purchased it from Tronc in February. “Sewell Chan has distinguished himself as a skilled and thoughtful editor,” said Pearlstine in a statement. “He will play an important leadership role while making us smarter and faster.”
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Facebook says it’s removing over 5,000 ad targeting options that could have been misused to place discriminatory ads across its platform, according to a report on TechCrunch. The company also said it is introducing a new certification for U.S. advertisers through its Ads Manager tool, requiring advertisers to properly register their compliance with Facebook’s non-discrimination policy if they post housing, employment or credit ads. The move follows a complaint from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accusing Facebook of helping landlords and home sellers violate the Fair Housing Act. It says that Facebook’s ad settings disregard the law by allowing advertisers to target certain demographics
 Porter Berry |
Fox News has promoted Porter Berry to editor-in-chief of Fox News Digital. Berry was previously senior executive producer of “Hannity,” the channel’s top-rated program. Before working with Hannity, Berry was producer of the roundtable opinion show “The Five.” He has also produced shows for Bill O'Reilly and Greta Van Susteren, as well as working on Fox News Digital programs. Berry replaces Noah Kotch, who left earlier this summer to edit The Daily Mail. In his new role, Berry will oversee all Fox News Digital content, including FoxNews.com, FoxBusiness.com and the Fox News apps. His replacement at “Hannity” will be Tiffany Fazio, who served as executive producer of the show under him.
Michael Kaminer, who was responsible for the Observer’s “Power List” for the past 13 years, has cut ties with the publication... The New York Times Company continues the march toward its goal of 15 million subscribers by the end of 2027... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is providing more than $6 million in funding to eight organizations working to address the challenges local news and information environments face along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Conservative outlets Fox News, Newsmax and the Daily Caller are holding back from signing Pete Hegseth’s edict restricting press access in the Pentagon... CBS News sees the first executive departure of the Bari Weiss era as head of standards and practices Claudia Milne exits... Indiana University shuts down the print version of The Indiana Daily Student.
Rothschild family plans to unload 26.7 percent stake in The Economist... STAT, a digital media company that focuses the life sciences, brings back Damian Garde, who anchored its biotech newsletter and podcast from 2016 to 2024... High Times officially resumes print publication (following its 2024 shutdown) with the release of a limited-edition, collectible 50th anniversary issue. 
CBS News is set to hand over its reins to The Free Press co-founder Bari Weiss as Paramount acquires her site for $155M... C-SPAN comes on board as an official media partner of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which is charged by Congress to lead the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence... A new Gallup survey says that the level of trust that US audiences have in the media has hit a new low.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has named Kenneth Weinstein, former head of the conservative Hudson Institute, as ombudsman for CBS News.
