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Mary Berner Out At Reader's Digest (Folio:)
RDA Holding announced that its board of directors has named Tom Williams president and CEO of Reader's Digest Association, replacing Mary Berner, who leaves the company. Adweek: A former rising star at Advance Publications, Berner was enlisted to turn around RDA when it went private in 2007. minOnline: Berner's tenure was marked by the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (August 2009; emerged in February 2010) and moving the company from its historic campus in Pleasantville, N.Y., to offices in Manhattan and White Plains, N.Y.
The Huffington Post Poaches New York Times Energy Reporter (FishbowlNY)
For some reason, we get the feeling that each time The Huffington Post hires a full-time editor and/or reporter, Arianna Huffington yells, "See? I told you all we're a real news organization!" Business Insider: Energy reporter Tom Zeller is the third senior editorial hire HuffPost has made recently from the NYT. He follows Tim O'Brien, who is now HuffPost's national editor, and Peter Goodman, business editor. TheWrap.com / Media Alley: Zeller will "cover the economic and social implications of energy and climate policy," Huffington said, including "the impact on the health of our communities. He's shown that he can deliver game-changing, in-depth investigative reporting using all the multimedia tools online journalism has to offer."
Wael Ghonim Leaving Google To Launch Tech NGO In Egypt (Wired / Epicenter)
Days after being named to TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Wael Ghonim, the young Google executive who became a symbol for the Egyptian revolution, announced that he is leaving the search giant to a start a non-governmental organization in Egypt.
Networks Shell Out For Royal Wedding Pundits (Adweek)
British television has long shelled out the big bucks to hire personalities to cover major state events. Now, American networks are following suit, signing British pundits to both long-term and short-term contracts to cover Friday's Royal Wedding. GigaOM: British Cultural Secretary Jeremy Hunt is reported as saying that he anticipates 2 billion people watching. And most of that viewing may be done online -- a storm of streaming that could bring down networks and sites around the world.
A Tale Of Two Timeses: A New York Meter, A London Wall (paidContent)
They may share both a name and new online fees, but onlookers shouldn't confuse the new access models of The New York Times and Britain's The Times.
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