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, currently working as the Deputy Managing Editor at the Los Angeles Times . [1] [2] Prior to the Times, Hilton was the executive editor at BuzzFeed News. [3]
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. [4] She attended Howard University in D.C. and studied journalism.
Only a few years out of college, [5] Hilton joined Buzzfeed in 2013 as senior editor, after working at Washington City Paper [6] and NBC Washington. She was promoted to executive editor in September 2014. [7] Politico has called her "the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News" [8] and Recode calls her "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 newsmedia, [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." [15]
Bear Creek High School is a high school located in north Stockton, California. It is part of Lodi Unified School District (LUSD). Current enrollment is roughly 2,000 students. Before Ronald E. McNair High School opened in 2006, Bear Creek was the newest high school in LUSD.
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