Shani Olisa Hilton (born 1986) is an American journalist and media executive, formerly the Deputy Managing Editor at the Los Angeles Times.[1][2][3] Prior to the Times, Hilton was the executive editor at BuzzFeed News.[4]
Shani Hilton | |
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.jpg) Shani Hilton in 2017 | |
| Born | Shani Olisa Hilton |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University |
| Occupation(s) | Editor Media Executive |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Employer | Los Angeles Times |
| Website | www |
Early life
editGrowing up with a journalist father, Hilton began working on the student newspaper in middle school and continued at Bear Creek High School in Stockton, California.[5] She attended Howard University in D.C. and studied journalism.
Career
editOnly a few years out of college,[6] Hilton joined Buzzfeed in 2013 as senior editor, after working at Washington City Paper[7] and NBC Washington. She was promoted to executive editor in September 2014.[8] Politico has called her "the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News"[9] and Recode calls her "Buzzfeed's Newsmaker in Chief."[10] The New York Observer named her to a list of "10 Players in Media You Must Hire."[11]
Hilton is regularly cited as an expert on topics like journalistic ethics,[12] millennial audiences for newsmedia,[13] and diversity in the newsroom.[14][15] She wrote a widely cited essay on the subject in 2014, entitled "Building A Diverse Newsroom Is Work."[16]
References
edit- ^ Company news (2020-04-01). "Times announces promotions, new roles among newsroom management team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Barr, Jeremy (2019-04-03). "Shani Hilton Leaving BuzzFeed News for Los Angeles Times (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Knolle, Sharon (22 January 2024). "LA Times Managing Editors Shani Hilton, Sara Yasin Step Down Ahead of Layoffs". TheWrap. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Engbith, Lily (September 24, 2015). "An Interview with Shani Hilton, Executive Editor at BuzzFeed News | The Politic". thepolitic.org. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Barr, Jeremy (January 8, 2015). "Meet Shani Hilton, the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News". Politico. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Eric (21 January 2016). "Meet Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed's Newsmaker in Chief". Recode. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Rothstein, Betsy (January 17, 2013). "BuzzFeed Brings Shani Hilton on Board". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Cision Staff (26 September 2014). "Shani Hilton Upped at BuzzFeed | Cision". Cision. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Barr, Jeremy (January 8, 2015). "Meet Shani Hilton, the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News". Politico. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Eric (21 January 2016). "Meet Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed's Newsmaker in Chief". Recode. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Karen (16 May 2016). "The Poachables: 10 Players in Media You Must Hire". New York Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Web Exclusive: Should beheading video be seen on TV and allowed on Twitter?". CNN Reliable Sources. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "BuzzFeed's Shani Hilton: Millennials don't need their own news - American Press Institute". American Press Institute. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Shani O. Hilton on Building a Newsroom at BuzzFeed". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (12 June 2020). ""An Inequality Desk That's Led by Only White Men": At BuzzFeed, a New Editor Confronts a Diversity Problem". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Rosen, Jay (March 20, 2014). "Review and comment on the launch of Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com for ESPN. » Pressthink". Pressthink.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.