Shani Hilton
Shani Hilton | |
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.jpg) Shani Hilton in 2017 | |
| Born | Shani Olisa Hilton |
| Education | Howard University (BA) |
| Occupations | Editor, media executive |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | Los Angeles Times |
| Website | buzzfeed |
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]
Early life
[edit]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. She attended Howard University in D.C. and studied journalism.[5]
Career
[edit]A few years out of college,[6] Hilton joined BuzzFeed in 2013 as senior editor, after working at the Washington City Paper and NBC Washington.[7] She was promoted to executive editor in September 2014.[8] Politico called her "the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News"[5] and Recode "Buzzfeed's Newsmaker in Chief."[9] The New York Observer named her to a list of "10 Players in Media You Must Hire."[10]
Hilton is regularly cited as an expert on topics like journalistic ethics,[11] millennial audiences for news media,[12] and diversity in the newsroom.[13][14] She wrote a widely cited essay on the subject in 2014, entitled "Building A Diverse Newsroom Is Work".[5][15]
She is the editor-in-chief since 2024 of the nonprofit news organization Civic News Company.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Times announces promotions, new roles among newsroom management team". Los Angeles Times. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ Barr, Jeremy (2019-04-03). "Shani Hilton Leaving BuzzFeed News for Los Angeles Times (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ Knolle, Sharon (22 January 2024). "LA Times Managing Editors Shani Hilton, Sara Yasin Step Down Ahead of Layoffs". TheWrap. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ↑ Engbith, Lily (September 24, 2015). "An Interview with Shani Hilton, Executive Editor at BuzzFeed News". The Politic. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 Barr, Jeremy (January 8, 2015). "Meet Shani Hilton, the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News". Politico. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Eric (21 January 2016). "Meet Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed's Newsmaker in Chief". Vox.
- ↑ Rothstein, Betsy (January 17, 2013). "BuzzFeed Brings Shani Hilton on Board". Adweek.
- ↑ O'Donovan, Caroline (December 16, 2014). "Shifting gears: An interview with BuzzFeed's Shani O. Hilton". Nieman Lab. Archived from the original on 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- ↑ Johnson, Eric (21 January 2016). "Meet Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed's Newsmaker in Chief". Recode. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Karen (16 May 2016). "The Poachables: 10 Players in Media You Must Hire". New York Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ Should beheading video be seen?. CNN. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- ↑ Johnson, Eric (2016-01-22). "The Decode Series: Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed Executive Editor of News". Vox. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- ↑ "Shani O. Hilton on Building a Newsroom at BuzzFeed". Nieman Reports. December 16, 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ Pompeo, Joe (12 June 2020). "'An Inequality Desk That's Led by Only White Men': At BuzzFeed, a New Editor Confronts a Diversity Problem". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ↑ Rosen, Jay (March 20, 2014). "Review and comment on the launch of Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com for ESPN". Pressthink. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ "Shani Hilton". Mesh. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- ↑ "Shani O. Hilton". Civic News Company. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
- Living people
- 1986 births
- African-American women journalists
- African-American journalists
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- BuzzFeed people
- Howard University alumni
- Writers from California
- American women non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women
- Bear Creek High School (California) alumni