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The Wall Street Journal is expected to announce major changes to the paper’s top editorial ranks. Deputy managing editor Daniel Hertzberg, the paper’s second-ranking editor, will take off for Europe where he will edit the Wall Street Journal Europe and perhaps take on more responsibilities, writes BusinessWeek.
Mike Williams, the current Europe editor, will return to the U.S. to be Page One editor.
Mike Miller will be promoted from Page One editor to deputy managing editor. Other changes are planned but have not yet been unveiled, and an announcement is expected this week.
The changes will be the first steps the new managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, will take toward remaking the Journal’s news operations during a turbulent time at the paper. Brauchli took the reins from longtime managing editor Paul Steiger in mid-May, just two weeks after Rupert Murdoch announced his $5 billion desire to own the company.
Katz Media Group has added another new client, Lincoln Financial Media, and will sell ad time on the company’s 15 stations beginning immediately.
Katz also added CBS Radio and Entercom last week, picking them off from Interep’s list.
Katz has also…
Last week, Aegis Group CEO Robert Lerwill resigned unexpectedly, sparking speculation that a takeover may be on the horizon.
Lerwill stepped down officially today (Monday), with Aegis chairman John Napier taking over his duties on an interim basis, writes MediaPost. People…
Out-of-home companies are bracing for the recession like everyone else, but they may not feel the sting as badly as other media.
Though the third quarter brought negative growth to the nation’s three largest OOH companies - Clear Channel Outdoor,…
The 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade pulled an average 12.6 rating/26 share on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, according to Nielsen.
That was 8% higher than its telecast last year, Mediaweek writes. NBC estimated that a total 44.7 million viewers…
Top American non-luxury auto brands received higher ratings and less negative comments from online consumers than competing Japanese brands, according to an analysis of consumer opinions collected from automotive review websites by Biz360, MarketingCharts reports.
The research, which aggregated a year’s…
Email, news gathering and paying bills continue to be the most widely used online activities among U.S. adults, but downloading TV programs, watching videos and making web phone calls posted the biggest overall growth, according to data from Mediamark Research…
