Hillary Frey

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Hillary Frey
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Frey in October 2015
Occupations
  • journalist
  • editor
Employer Slate
SpouseMark Lotto
Children1

Hillary Frey is an American journalist. Since June 6, 2022, she has served as the current editor-in-chief of the online magazine Slate .

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Career

Frey initially worked as a literary agent in New York City. After working in advertisement for the magazine Lingua Franca , she was hired as an editorial assistant for the publication. Frey later served as an editor for The Nation , Salon.com, The New York Observer , and Politico . [1]

In Fall 2010, Frey was hired as managing editor of Adweek . [2] She left the publication to become managing editor of Yahoo News in October 2011, [2] later becoming its editor-in-chief a year later. [3] She left the position to serve as editorial director of NBCNews.com in April 2013. [4] In December 2014, she became the Director of Global News Operations at Fusion, [5] later becoming its executive editor. [6]

In 2017, Frey became director of editorial strategy at HuffPost . [7] She then served as its managing editor. In 2021, after Lydia Polgreen resigned as editor-in-chief, Frey was responsible for leading the newsroom at HuffPost. She resigned in September 2021 during a wave of layoffs after the outlet was acquired by Verizon. [8]

She was appointed as a creator in resident on October 18, 2021 in the Newmark School of Journalism at City University of New York, which she later graduated from a year later. [9] [10] [11] [12]

She serves the current editor-in-chief of the online magazine Slate since June 6, 2022. [10] [11]

Personal life

Frey's husband, Mark Lotto, serves as a senior editor at GQ . [2] As of 2024, she resided in Brooklyn alongside her daughter. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Powell, Tracie (August 3, 2012). "New Yahoo News editor-in-chief: 'I'm always looking for a great story'". Poynter Institute . Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Adweek managing editor Hillary Frey leaves for Yahoo News on heels of Michael Wolff exit". Yahoo News . October 17, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Pompeo, Joe (July 18, 2012). "Yahoo! creates new editors-in-chief for news, finance". Politico . Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2025. Hillary Frey, who joined the company from Adweek almost a year ago, has been named editor-in-chief of Yahoo! News.
  4. ↑ Hagey, Keach (March 18, 2013). "NBCNews.com Snags Yahoo News Editor-in-Chief Amid First Wave of Hires". The Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ariens, Chris (December 5, 2014). "The Morning Ticker: Frey, Trib, Cupp". Adweek . Retrieved November 28, 2025. Hillary Frey is joining Fusion as Director of Global News Operations.
  6. ↑ Calderone, Michael (November 5, 2015). "Fusion Enlists NYU And Parsons Students To Try And Disrupt Election Coverage". HuffPost . Archived from the original on June 16, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025. Fusion executive editor Hillary Frey, (...)
  7. ↑ Horgan, Richard (June 5, 2017). "Guardian US Managing Editor Moves Over to HuffPost". Adweek . Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2025. [Frey] will come aboard full time as director of editorial strategy, effective immediately.
  8. ↑ Boboltz, Sara (March 9, 2021). "BuzzFeed Announces Deep Cuts To HuffPost Staff After Acquisition". HuffPost . Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Creators in Residence to Help Advance Entrepreneurial Initiatives". Newmark Journalism School . October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2025. The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism has appointed two distinguished media leaders and entrepreneurs as its first Creators in Residence (...) [Yvonne Leow] and Hillary Frey, former executive editor of HuffPost, will join the school for one year beginning October 18.
  10. 1 2 Fischer, Sara (May 11, 2022). "Slate taps Hillary Frey as new editor-in-chief". Axios . Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Robertson, Katie (May 11, 2022). "Slate Names Ex-HuffPost Editor as Its New Top Editor". The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Demystifying Digital News: A Conversation with Slate's Editor-in-Chief Hillary Frey". The New School . November 29, 2023. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2025. Hillary is a graduate of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Newmark School of Journalism at City University of New York
  13. ↑ "Hillary Frey". Graham Holdings Company . Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2025. [Frey] lives in Brooklyn with her daughter.
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