The cosmetic and dermatology treatment marketplace RealSelf named media executive and ADWEEK 50 honoree Minou Clark as its global chief executive officer on Tuesday. The appointment marks the beginning of a broader strategic shift from the health company as RealSelf works to enhance its appeal to consumers, in addition to its role as a source…Read More
Jorge Ramos, veteran journalist and longtime face of Noticias Univision, will depart the network at the end of the year. (TVNewser) Ramos, 66, was an institution at Univision and is one of the most recognizable Spanish-language journalists of the broadcast and cable news era. He has moderated presidential debates, interviewed world leaders, and led TelevisaUnivision’s…Read More
Jamie Heller, business editor at The Wall Street Journal, is joining Business Insider as its new editor in chief, CEO Barbara Peng told staff in a memo obtained by Axios. (Axios) Heller has led some of the Journal’s most important coverage over a two-decade career at the newspaper. Originally an Ivy League-educated lawyer, she soon…Read More
Activist investor Starboard Value said News Corp. should eliminate its dual-class share structure, adding that it gives too much influence to the family of Rupert Murdoch. (WSJ) Starboard said its proposal was prompted by media reports of an ongoing internal struggle among founder Rupert and his children over the future strategic direction of News Corp….Read More
Jessica Kartalija has left CBS owned KYW after six years. “Thank you for the kind words & for your support,” she posted on social media. “I was with CBS (in Baltimore & Philly) for 18 years, and have many of the same questions you do… Will keep you posted on my next steps. Until then,…Read More
The Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against Google’s adtech business began this week. Owing to Google’s size, a win for the DOJ is sure to spur huge changes in the programmatic industry, particularly in the short term. (ADWEEK) The case could be a boon for major news organizations, including Gannett, News Corp., and The Guardian,…Read More
Elon Musk’s X hired Angela Zepeda, former chief marketing officer of Hyundai, as its new global head of marketing, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced in a post on the platform Monday. (The Information) Zepeda was CMO at Hyundai from 2019 until earlier this summer, when the automaker said it would be splitting its marketing department…Read More
Monday marked TVNewser founder Brian Stelter’s official return to CNN, and he started the day with a morning delivery of his Reliable Sources newsletter. That’s the new status quo for Reliable Sources. (TVNewser) The a.m. posting and the new five-days-per-week schedule–Reliable Sources had most recently been published evenings Monday through Thursday–are “experimental, in beta mode,”…Read More
Carhartt has named Norma Delaney as vp of brand marketing and creative. With over 20 years of experience in the footwear and apparel brand marketing business, Delaney joins from casual performance retailer Johnnie-o, where she served as chief marketing officer (CMO). She also held leadership positions at Hoka, New Balance, Adidas, Sperry Top-Sider, and Keds….Read More
Legendary actor James Earl Jones has died at age 93. Best known for voicing the roles of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, Jones was considered one of the world’s best actors. He is one of the few to have garnered EGOT status, winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards…Read More
