The former editor-in-chief of The Root stepped into a role at HuffPost that had been vacant for more than a year, during which time staff experienced a company sale, layoffs and a pandemic.
| Danielle Belton, former editor-in-chief of The Root, stepped into a role at HuffPost that had been vacant for more than a year, during which the company was sold, layoffs were handed down and a pandemic hit. As Huffpost’s new editor-in-chief, Belton turned into the newsroom’s therapist. Read more below. Belton’s episode is the final in a four-part series for the Digiday Podcast called “The Modern Newsroom Leader,” featuring editors-in-chief as they navigate new industry challenges including staffers dealing with burnout, unsteady financial businesses and prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring practices. Some said a Facebook outage is unlikely to have a major impact on advertiser spending as it’s a “mild nuisance” and too difficult for some to truly diversify. More in this week’s Digiday+ Marketing Briefing. Event and video activations will be much more common in the next couple months, while a slightly smaller share of publishers expect to be doing social activations. More in this Digiday+ Research. Adland's answer to calls for diversity came too little, too late for marketing firm founder Danielle Reid. Buildings are rolling out incentives to try to maintain corporate tenants. The latest perk: the robot manicure and 30 Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. Other things to know about Join us at the Digiday Media Buying Summit on October 18-20 in Miami, where we’ll explore how agencies are changing the way they operate while adjusting to new norms, as social platforms tumble and as regulations and client requests get stronger. Brand and agency marketers: How are you approaching CTV advertising budget, execution and measurement? Take this survey and we’ll send you a $5 Amazon gift card. Sponsored by MNTN. Thanks to the rise of CTV, what used to be a linear channel that brand marketers owned entirely is now a meeting place for awareness and performance teams alike. Sponsored by MNTN. | | |
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