Shani Hilton | |
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.jpg) 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]