Revolving Door Newsletter: 05.18.12

The LA Times Is Hiring; Bonnier Adds MTV Exec

May 18, 2012

The Ford Foundation is now hiring reporters at the Los Angeles Times. Well, sort of. The non-profit gave the struggling paper a $1 million grant to hire five reporters covering "immigration and ethnic communities in Southern California, the California prison system, the Southwest border region and one of the most important international stories in our region, Brazil." There's no word on who the paper will tap but good for the Times and the Ford Foundation. LAT editor Davan Maharaj and his staff get complete control over the entire process. You hope this isn't the future, but it's good to see the paper getting some love...

Australian Vogue pushes out 13-year editor Kirstie Clements, replacing the former receptionist with Edwina McCann, editor of Harper's Bazaar's Australian edition. Two other NewsLifeMedia editors -- lifestyle group editor Mark Kelly and InsideOut editor Richard Waller -- were also shown the door... WWD wonders if T The New York Times Magazine editor Sally Singer is on the hot seat, as advertising pages are flat or declining while the rest of the fashion and luxury industry -- including rival WSJ. -- gain pages. Nothing to write home about yet, but keep an eye open... Bonnier hires Michael Alex as vice president of digital content strategy. He had been a consultant but served various roles at MTV for a decade and a half... Lucy Maher leaves Hearst for Conde Nast, where she takes over as Self's digital director...

U.S. News & World Report taps Elizabeth Flock as lead writer for the Washington Whispers blog, taking over for Paul Bedard. She was last seen resigning from the Washington Post after a blog post misattribution scandal that lead to a minor media uprising and a lot of hand wringing... San Diego CityBeat loses columnist Enrique Limon and arts & culture editor Kinsee Morlan. They both departed voluntarily, although budget cuts have affected staff morale...

Lucy Dalglish scores a deanship at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. She had been executive director at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press... Groupon, which is in the midst of a good week, hires Vinayak Hegde as vice president of engineering. He leaves Amazon, joining the company's growing number of ex-Amazonians that includes CFO Jason Child and Americas SVP Kal Raman... And there are changes at The Daily, Elle and more...

May 18, 2012: Amanda Ross has been named fashion director at Departures. She had been fashion director at W Hotels. (FishbowlNY)

May 18, 2012: Kelly Barrales-Saylor has been named editorial director at Albert Whitman & Company. She had been senior project editor and art services supervisor at Sourcebooks, Inc. (GalleyCat)

May 18, 2012: Leah McLaughlin has been named editorial director at Oxmoor House. She had been executive vice president at Remedy Health Media. (mb)

May 18, 2012: Berkley Wilson has been named editorial director, digital programming platforms, at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. He had been director of affiliate relations there. (mb)

May 18, 2012: Shelby Case has been named associate photo editor and staff photographer at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. She had been assistant photo editor there. (mb)

May 18, 2012: Jennifer Ramcke has been named photo editor, digital programming platforms, at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. She had been photo editor at CNBC. (mb)

May 18, 2012: Kate Norem has been named producer, digital programming platforms, at Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. She had been digital content director, West Palm Beach, there. (mb)

May 18, 2012: Mark Walters has been named senior vice president of advertising at Politico. He had been senior vice president of advertising and group publisher at CQ Roll Call. (FishbowlDC)

May 18, 2012: Lucy Maher has been named digital director at Self. She had been executive director of content at Hearst Digital. (FishbowlNY)

May 17, 2012: Caitlin Polasek has been named marketing assistant at Interweave Press. She had been marketing intern there. (mb)

May 17, 2012: Lisa Hintelmann has been named U.K. contributing entertainment director at Elle. She will continue as editorial projects director at Esquire. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Zinta Saulkalns has been named associate community manager at VaynerMedia. She had been founder and principal at Bon Temps Solutions. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Christan Humphries has been named director of product marketing at Interweave. She had been director of product marketing, art and jewelry division, there. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Melissa Cronin has been named senior gossip editor at The Daily. She had been deputy news editor at Star. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Jessi Zilk has been named marketing manager at Interweave. She had been marketing specialist there. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Heidi Hedger has been named marketing manager at Interweave. She had been marketing specialist there. (mb)

May 16, 2012: Michael Alex has been named vice president of digital content strategy at Bonnier Corporation. He had been a new and traditional media consultant. (FishbowlNY)

May 15, 2012: Ivan Pereira has been named staff reporter at AM New York. He had been freelance reporter at The New York Times. (mb)

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