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Trymaine Lee first African-American hired following AOL/Huffington Post
partnership
 (March
10, 2011) The Huffington Post Media Group, a leading source of news,
opinion, entertainment, community, and digital information, announced
the addition of six new hires to its reporting team, the first since the
Huffington Post joined forces with AOL. They include both veteran
reporters from leading news outlets and talented young journalists who
will cover a broad range of subjects. These six reporters are the first in a host of hires the Huffington Post Media Group will be making in the next few weeks as it expands its original reporting across all sections, from politics and entertainment to health, food, style, kids, parenting, personal finance, and more. The young reporters are part of the Huffington Post’s Jefferson Program for Young Journalists, an initiative to nurture new journalistic talent by pairing them with seasoned editors, writers, and reporters. The program is named for the founding father who said that if he had to choose between government without a free press, or a press without a government, he'd readily pick the latter. The New York Times' Trymaine Lee has been named Senior Reporter, Yahoo's Michael Calderone has been named Senior Media Reporter, the New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff has been named Senior Congressional Reporter, and The Daily's Jon Ward has been named Senior Political Reporter. Bonnie Kavoussi, soon to graduate from Harvard University where she is a senior reporter of The Harvard Crimson, has been named Business Reporter, and Lucas Kavner, the founding editor of Unigo, which covered college life, has been named Entertainment Reporter. Trymaine Lee spent the last four years as a reporter for the New York Times, where he covered Harlem for the paper's Metro section. He previously worked at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, where he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of Hurricane Katrina. "One of the Huffington Post Media Group's main goals is to deliver engaging and high-impact journalism, and these hires are an exciting addition to our reporting team," said Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. "Trymaine Lee, who won a Pulitzer for his Hurricane Katrina coverage, will cover national issues impacting the black community." Said Tim Armstrong, Chairman & CEO of AOL: "These new hires, which are only the beginning, demonstrate our commitment to great journalism. An outstanding team of talented editors, writers, and reporters -- ranging from award-winning veterans to budding new journalism stars -- will be at the heart of the Huffington Post Media Group. One of Arianna’s highest priorities is to build this first-class team across the many content areas covered by AOL and the Huffington Post, and to maximize the impact of their work on every platform, with great reader engagement." In January, the Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson announced they have formed a joint venture to launch a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. The section, "HuffPost GlobalBlack," is expected to debut in March. Go to Target Market News homepage RECENT STORIES Tracey Jennings named VP, Global Director for Liquid Soul Media agency Black Cable TV Ratings for Wk. of Feb. 28 - Mar. 6 VH1 posts strong showing on the Top 25; BET is week's No.1 cable network Black TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 28 - March 6 NAACP Image Awards drops a half million black viewers from last year Comcast names Burrell Communications African-American agency of record Herb Kemp, veteran advertising and marketing executive, dies at 69 Time Warner launches 'Born to Shine' talk show, marketing campaign Cable's GMC and ABFF offer Faith and Family Screenplay Competition Constance C.R. White named Editor-in-Chief of Essence magazine Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of Feb. 21 - 27 BET regains the No.1 spot on the Top 25 cable chart with 'The Game' Jeff Palmer, veteran marketing executive and CMO of Motel 6, dies at 63 Click here for more recent news stories and our news archive |
ORDER TODAY! New "Buying Power" report: Black consumers spend as economy grows Details $507 billion in expenditures  African-American consumers are cautiously increasing their
spending in some key product categories, even as they continue to make
adjustments in a slowly growing economy. The finding comes from the 16th annual edition of "The Buying Power of Black America"
report published by Target Market News.. In 2009, black households spent an estimated $507 billion in 27 product and services categories. That's an increase of 16.6% over the $435 billion spent in 2008. African-Americans" total earned income for 2009 is estimated at $836 billion... Story continued...  _________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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