 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.
USA TODAY brings on Jamie Stockwell as VP of news, effective March 30. Stockwell was most recently deputy managing editor of news for the Washington Post... YouTube expands its likeness detection capabilities to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates... The AP Fund for Journalism adds 50 news organizations to its local news program, bringing the total number of participating newsrooms to 100. 
Versant Media Group, the NBCUniversal cable TV spin-off, today reported its first financial results as 2025 revenues dipped 5.3 percent to $6.7B and standalone EBITDA dropped 9.1 percent to $2.2B.
Trump Media & Technology Group is discussing a spin-off of the Truth Social platform following the expected closing of its $6B merger deal with TAE Technologies... Condé Nast sells off Them, the digital LGBTQ-focused platform it launched in 2017, to Equalpride, publisher of Out, The Advocate, Out Traveler, Health PLUS Wellness and Pride.com... CBS News has parted ways with longevity influencer Peter Attia, one of the 19 contributors that editor-in-chief Bari Weiss brought on as part of her plan to present a wider variety of voices on the platform. 
Symbolic.ai forms a partnership with News Corp to begin using the company’s AI-native publisher platform in the newsrooms of News Corp publications to augment research, writing and publishing... Mediaite launches a newsletter that promises to give readers a summary of—media newsletters... The Fund for American Studies launches the Journalism Excellence Fellowship, a program that will provide promising young journalists the opportunity to work alongside top writers, reporters, and media professionals.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots going back to 1786, is going out of business, the paper’s owners, Block Communications, announced on Jan. 7... GQ editor Will Welch is stepping down to take on a new Paris-based role with the musician Pharrell, who is also men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton... Semafor says it has raised $30 million on a $330 million valuation, following its first profitable year. 
