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Jean YoonReuters named Jean Yoon to the newly created position of executive editor, editorial strategy, based in New York. Yoon, who is slated to begin in October, is Reuters regional editor, Asia, as well as global editor, strategic centers, with about 800 journalists under her purview. Prior to her editorial roles, she served as chief financial correspondent in Seoul and UK technology and media correspondent in London. In her new role, she will take on responsibility for the company’s global editorial strategy in partnership with editor in chief Steve Adler.
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Tony Kornheiser & Michael WilbonThe National Press Club is giving Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, the co-hosts of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” its Fourth Estate Award. Kornheiser started his career in journalism with Newsday, and has also worked for the New York Times and Washington Post, as well as hosting a radio show on D.C. station WTEM that was syndicated nationally on ESPN Radio. Wilbon began his career at the Washington Post and has been an NBA studio analyst for “KIA NBA Countdown” on ABC and ESPN since 2006. Previous winners of the Fourth Estate Award include Wolf Blitzer, Gwen Ifill and Charlie Rose. The award will be presented at a dinner in DC on Oct. 4.
The Automotive Video Association, a newly created group of automotive video journalists, announced that it will host the first-ever AVA awards this fall. Established to promote the video aspect of covering the auto industry, the AVA says that its membership is open to all professionals who produce content related to the industry. The award program, titled “The Mountain Run,” will take place Sept. 23 at the Resort of the Mountain in Welches, Oregon. Details of the finalists and criteria will be released in the coming weeks.
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. 
