Shani Hilton | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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]
Growing 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.
Only 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]
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