CBS News' Washington Bureau Chief, Chris isham, Is Stepping Down

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After nearly 13 years as Washington Bureau Chief, Chris Isham has stepped down to become the executive producer of political coverage. After the election, “Chris will be moving on to write his next chapter,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky writes.

As of July 6, Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, former network executive VP, will become the acting bureau chief.

CBS News also announced that Lorna Jones will be promoted to deputy bureau chief for the Washington bureau. Jones was the managing editor for nearly 2 years and has been part of the CBS news’ D.C. bureau since 2015.

Ward Sloane, current deputy bureau, will take on a new role to be announced soon.

Read Zirinsky's memo below.

Today we are announcing a number of changes to the Washington Bureau. Chris Isham is stepping down as Bureau Chief to take on the role of Executive Producer of Political Coverage through the election. Post-election, Chris will be moving on to write his next chapter.

We thank him for his commitment to quality journalism and his 13 years as the Washington Bureau Chief.

We will begin a transition process immediately that gives us the time to maintain our competitiveness at a most challenging time.

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will be the Acting Washington Bureau Chief running day-to-day operations and she will be leading the search for our next Washington Bureau Chief along with Kim Godwin, me and support from HR.

Ward Sloane, who has spent almost his entire adult life working at the CBS News Washington Bureau, will be moving into a new role which we will be announcing soon.

I am very pleased today to announce that Lorna Jones will be promoted from her role as Managing Editor to Deputy Bureau Chief for the Washington Bureau. Lorna has been in the Washington Bureau since 2015. She began working at CBS News at 48 Hours in 2001. She has a strong editorial and operational background having been the Weekend News manager for the National desk prior to moving to Washington.

Ingrid and Lorna will assume their new roles officially on July 6th.

I want to acknowledge that the productivity and performance of the Washington Bureau has been outstanding - highly competitive and exceptional, meeting the challenges of these chaotic times. CBS has been out front covering Covid-19 and the watershed events in the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd, as the country confronts the systemic and historic racism and the abusive policing in America. I am truly proud of this bureau’s journalism.

Ingrid will be reaching out to many of you for your input as we take this opportunity to evolve our organization. She wants to hear from you.

There is much more to do. And I look forward to a seamless transition -- all of us working together - to take this bureau to new heights.

Zirinsky   

Media Contact Updates! The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

MEDIA CONTACT UPDATES

Late night TV is back. No studios. No Audiences. 

Photo Credit: The New York Times

In the days since the coronavirus pandemic forced hiatus, the late-night comedy shows are gradually coming back. Many of them returned to their familiar broadcast time slots, but in completely different forms.

A few days ago, Samantha Bee was filming a segment for her TBS late-night series, "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee", when she encountered something she typically doesn't come across in studio. “There was literally a screeching hawk, circling up in the sky,” Samantha Bee recalled, speaking from her home in upstate New York.

During this time, we are all adapting to new changes, new routines and new TV. “It feels like the end of the world, and it’s not, but we also cannot treat it like nothing is happening. So we do have to find that balance," said Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. 

Most of the late-night shows recorded their last episodes around March 12, as social-distancing and self-quarantining guidelines were being adopted. Casts and crews contemplated their next steps and have decided to air from home. Maybe their makeup isn't perfect, but they are crushing this video thing!

Tin Shingle  has added Media Contacts for, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Seth Meyers to their database.

Currently working on, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. 

Tin Shinglers with the Media Kit Membership get access to any and all Media Contacts. Apply for Tin Shingle membership today to get access!

Good Housekeeping Editor Moves To Woman's Day - Meaghan Murphy Replaces Susan Spencer

Meaghan Murphy is the energetic and creative editor of the magazine Good Housekeeping, who has now moved to Woman’s Day. This is a move within the parent publishing company, Hearst, who owns both magazines. It’s common for editors to move around in magazines within a huge corporate publishing company, or to even take on additional magazines under their responsibility (sounds overwhelming to task one person with so many different ideas, but that’s the direction these big magazines have been going in).

Good Housekeeping has gone through a few redesigns, including one in 2012 and one in 2009. Might we look forward to a makeover at Woman’s Day? Currently the two publications are delivered together in a subscription package from parent company Hearst. Signing up right now!

About Meaghan Murphy

Her new title at Woman’s Day is “content director,” according to this article in the New York Post. Also in that article, she is said to replace Susan Spencer, who was the editor-in-chief of Woman’s Day, which the article calls an “old-fashioned” title. Bullocks!

Meaghan is an editor who doubles over into TV, with appearances where she gives household advice on shows including “Good Morning America,” “Live! with Kelly & Ryan” and “The Dr. Oz Show,” the latter of which is currently incorporated into the Woman’s Day magazine.

You might remember Meaghan as the deputy editor and fitness director of Self at Conde Nast before moving to Good Housekeeping in 2014, where, according to the New York Post article, she is credited with developing “strategic media partnerships with brands like Walmart, Kimberly Clark, General Mills and more.”

Safe to expect some sort of revenue inspired editorial coming out of Woman’s Day, if not only for a new direction from a fresh perspective.

For those who like a little inspiration and reasons to pursue small leads: Meaghan got her start at the one-time very popular teen magazine YM (now closed) after winning a national essay contest on overcoming adversity.

Stay With Susan Spencer

In a statement, Susan indicated where we might find her next: “It is time for me to pursue a new direction, one that I hope will allow me to continue to work to educate and empower women.”

Susan wrote a book, “When Action Follows Heart: 365 Ways to Share Kindness Every Day of the Year,” which grew out of the Kindness column in Woman’s Day.

One never knows where an editor will turn up next. Sometimes they become contributing writers, or one-time editors of special interest magazines that are sold at higher prices on the newsstands. Our advice here at Tin Shingle is to keep tabs on Susan, if women’s empowerment, health, and kindness are your beat. Keep her updated with your products and services. You never know when she might need to reference them.

Media Moves: Essence Magazine

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We took a deep dive into Essence Magazine, pulled out all the names we could find and updated our Media Contact Idea Center. We double check on people to see that they are still at a media outlet, and maybe add an Area of Interest idea, or an Instagram handle.

In our database, you can search by a person’s name, media outlet name, or area of interest (our favorite part). Area of Interest is great for if you hadn’t thought of an outlet before. You can see the details for these people when you are logged into your Media Kit Member account at Tin Shingle.

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Moana Luu
Chief Content and Creative Officer, Essence
Moana Luu is the Chief Content and Creative Officer of Essence Magazine. Moana’s unique experience allows her oversight to include all aspects of creative expression across mediums such as fashion, art, design and film. Her mission is to push the boundary of beauty and fashion to empower a generation of young woman worldwide.
Areas of Interests: Black Media, Activism, Art, Politics, Sports, Business, Human Rights, Social Justice, Equality

Cori Murray
Entertainment Director, Essence
Cori Murray is the Entertainment Director for ESSENCE and co-host of its first Webby-nominated podcast, Yes, Girl! She represents the brand for several media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, BET/Centric, The New York Daily News and FOX 5-TV’s Good Day New York.
Areas of Interest: Black Media, Entertainment, Equality, Human Rights, Social Justice, Political Reform, Senior Editing, Events Hosting, Women's Service Publishing

Jennifer Ford
Associate Beauty Editor, Essence
Jennifer Ford is an aficionado of all things #blackgirlmagic. She has an affinity for promoting total-wellbeing in women and diversity.
Areas of Interest: Women's Interest, Beauty, Human Rights, Social Justice, Equality, Political Reform, Black Girl Magic, Black Media, Diversity, Women, Feminism

Charli Penn
Digital Journalist, Essence
Charli Penn is an experienced editorial director, digital content strategist and digital journalist with over 15 years experience managing and creating top performing and highly engaging digital content for women. She also hosts THE SOLVE podcast where she offers expert tips for unlocking the secrets of love.
Areas of Interest: Human Rights, Equality, Social Justice, Political Reform, Relationships, Dating, Marriage, Sex, Weddings, Wellness

TIN SHINGLE'S MEDIA KIT MEMBERSHIP

To access the contact suggestions of these and more, apply to start a Media Membership with Tin Shingle today, and start getting new ideas for how to get the word out.

The Membership Program was designed for business owners, artists and makers who are doing their own PR and marketing outreach.

As always, send in media contact or editorial calendar requests to member@tinshingle.com

Connect with us directly in Tin Shingle's Community. The Media Kit Membership gives you access to our online support group to ask your questions, get ideas, and celebrate when you do get press.

MAD Magazine Leaves Newsstands - Available By Snail Mail and Comic Stores Only

After 67 years, the satirical benchmark of America MAD Magazine, is leaving newsstands, according to Fortune and confirmed by contributor David DeGrand.

After August, MAD will only be available through comic stores and mail order. Bi-monthly issues will still be produced but will only include recycled material from past issues. New content will only appear in special end-of-year issues. DC Comics confirmed MAD will be available on newsstands until August. After that, only reprints of vintage articles and comics will be featured, with different covers. Their year-end issue will still be published, along with books and special editions.

The influence of MAD is immeasurable. It artfully satirized pop culture, politics and current events. Its iconic Spy vs Spy comic by Antonio Prohias, poked fun at the Cold War conflict while its fold out back covers poked fun at the 1960’s trend of vibrant magazine fold outs, but the novelty lasted for close to 50 years. Another defining attribue of MAD was that they did not accept advertising from 1957 until 2001. 

Unfortunately, with the advent of the internet, the audience for magazines has shrunk considerably. Satirical content is easily found online, rendering the demand for a hardcopy publication small (or so some think).

In a recent dig at presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, President Trump compared his appearance with that of MAD’s mascot Alfred E. Neuman.  Buttigieg confessed he didn’t know what or who Trump was talking about, indicating a cultural and generational gap that may have widened too far to save MAD.

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Buttigieg confessed to not being able to place the reference, to which MAD replied:

Who’s Pete Buttigieg? Must be a generational thing.

— MAD Magazine (@MADmagazine) May 11, 2019

According to Vulture, there has been no official statement from DC Comics. The majority of the staff were quietly let go within recent weeks. However, there seems to be some discrepancy regarding the production of new content. According to one unnamed freelancer, months of new content had already been produced.

Media Moves: Vogue.com, GMA, BusinessOfCollegeSports.com

Below is a short list of people who have recently been updated in Tin Shingle's Media Contact Idea Center. We double check on people to see that they are still at a media outlet, and maybe add an Area of Interest idea, or an Instagram handle.

In our database, you can search by a person’s name, media outlet name, or area of interest (our favorite part). Area of Interest is great for if you hadn’t thought of an outlet before. You can see the details for these people when you are logged into your Media Kit Member account at Tin Shingle.

Stuart Emmrich
New Editor in Chief, Vogue.com
Stuart Emmrich is the Editor in Chief of Vogue.com, reporting directly to Anna Wintour, according to this New York Post article. He left the LA Times for this position. He previously worked at the New York Times, including as an editor-at-large for travel and as styles editor directing fashion coverage. He oversaw the SundayStyles, ThursdayStyles and Men's Style sections as well as Fashion coverage. He also contributed to the paper's fashion blog, On The Runway.
Areas of Interests: Fashion, Style, Travel, Lifestyle, Luxury, Design

Nicole Curtis
Producer, Good Morning America
Nicole Curtis is a morning producer for Good Morning America in New York City. Briefs Robin Roberts every morning, before and during the show. Calls elements in control room. Writes and produces Robin Roberts' live/tape segments.
Areas of Interest: Lifestyle, General News, News, Health, Wellness, Spiritual, Sports, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Celebrities, Authors

Talia Parkinson-Jones
Co-Executive Producer, Tamron Hall
Areas of Interest: Women's interest, Arts & Entertainment, Politics, Domestic Violence, Climate, Opioids, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Mental Health, Health, Celebrity Interviews, Authors

Kristi Dosh
Publisher, BusinessOfCollegeSports.com
Contributor, Forbes (College Sports)
Contributor, POPSUGAR (Travel)
Contributor, Entrepreneur (Personal Branding)
Areas of Interest: Sports, College Sports, Athletes, Branding, Entrepreneurship, Women in Business, Business

TIN SHINGLE'S MEDIA KIT MEMBERSHIP

To access the contact suggestions of these and more, apply to start a Media Membership with Tin Shingle today, and start getting new ideas for how to get the word out.

The Membership Program was designed for business owners, artists and makers who are doing their own PR and marketing outreach.

As always, send in media contact or editorial calendar requests to member@tinshingle.com

Connect with us directly in Tin Shingle's Community. The Media Kit Membership gives you access to our online support group to ask your questions, get ideas, and celebrate when you do get press.

On The Hunt For Los Angeles Local And Niche Publications

When I was first tasked with the assignment of researching print publications in the Los Angeles area, I thought to myself, “Hell yea, I’m an LA native. I got this, boom snickety all done 2 days whoop whoop!”

How cute of me, right?

What Does “Being From LA” Really Mean?

I grew up in the suburbs 20 minutes from Downtown LA (depending on traffic…it all depends on traffic, ha) and I went to school in Orange County, about 45 minutes away, depending on…well you get it.

Thing is, the Los Angeles area is comprised of over 470 regions, cities and neighborhoods. Of those 470, there are 88 official cities within the County of Los Angeles. Also included are CDPs (census-designated places) and unincorporated communities. ALL of these places are covered by a regional or local publication in one way or another. Add to that the different industries and niche topics and yeaahhh this ain’t getting done in 2 days haha! Especially when you realize that being “from LA” can sometimes mean as far south as Orange County and as far north as Ventura County, depending on who you talk to. It’s just easier to say you’re “from LA” than explaining what the exact proximity of your hometown is from downtown.

Media Researching Tips From Yvonne

I started with a broad search on Google with the keywords “Los Angeles print publications.” The usual suspects popped up: The LA Times, LA Weekly, Time Out Los Angeles, etc. Then I decided to expand my search to the suburbs to get an idea of how narrow of a niche we could go. I found a list of cities within 30 miles of Los Angeles and started searching for their local publications and newspapers (ie “Commerce, CA newspapers) and found that a LOT of the smaller cities are linked through the Los Angeles WAVE Newspapers in addition to having their own dedicated paper.

Then, I decided to look for niche publications, starting with “Los Angeles music scene magazines” and  expanded towards art with great results. I haven’t even begun to list the Spanish language and other foreign language publications. With a population of 3.9 million, the majority of Los Angelenos speak a language other than English at home.

If you are looking for an easy way to find a specific niche publication in the Los Angeles area, just begin broad and narrow down. For example, you could do a search on “Los Angeles Spanish Food Magazines” and see what comes up! While you might not find a publication dedicated towards JUST Spanish food, you will find publications in Los Angeles who regularly feature Spanish or Mexican food.

My goal for you, is to start with the big name publications, then whittle down to the different cities/regions and niches within. I haven’t been back to LA for a long time, so this project is allowing me to reconnect with where I grew up. Did you know Elysian Valley is now called Frogtown?! I sure didn’t!

Meanwhile, you can do this searching, or you can find it via your Tin Shingle Media Kit Membership when you tap into the Media Contact Idea Center!

Stay tuned!

Yvonne de Salle

Media Contact Ideas: An Update At "CBS This Morning" And Others

Tin Shingle’s Media Contact Idea Center is to help you find the needle in the haystack of what person might be a great fit to feature your business. And there isn’t just one angle. There are an infinite amount! All you need are the ideas of why a writer or producer would want to feature this one thing about your business right now. Even if right now is in 6 months from now (for the print magazines who work that far in advance).

Our favorite thing to do is to write a pitch specifically for a certain person. Tin Shingle hardly ever recommends blanket-pitching the media. Blanket-pitching means to send the same pitch to 10 people, or even to 3 people. If you’re not writing a crafted pitch, then it can very easily get ignored. Why ignored? Because it’s not immediately clear from the pitch why this idea would appeal to those readers or viewers.

Now then. The traditional way in PR is to blanket-pitch. It is more efficient - in theory - to write 1 pitch and blast it out everywhere. Sure. If you like throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks :)

Below is a short list of people who have recently been updated in Tin Shingle. We double check on people to see that they are still at a media outlet, and maybe add an Area of Interest idea, or an Instagram handle. Currently, we are focusing on CBS news properties, but if you are a Tin Shingle Media Member with a request, we can prioritize your request and dig in.

In our database, you can search by a person’s name, media outlet name, or area of interest (our favorite part). Area of Interest is great for if you hadn’t thought of an outlet before. You can see the details for these people when you are logged into your Media Member account at Tin Shingle. Learn more about how to activate that here.

CBS This Morning

Maite Amorebieta
Maite is a Producer responsible for editorial and creative content, including breaking news, special coverage and in-depth stories. Conceives, pitches, produces, and writes enterprise pieces for broadcast, including investigative, political, and features segments. Oversee all aspects of field production, editing, and scripting. Previously a producer for Fareed Zakaria GPS, and an Associate Producer for Dateline, specializing in investigative stories.
Areas of Interest: Breaking News, Consumer General Interest, Current affairs, Health, Energy, Immigration, Finance, Education

Sarah Huisenga
Sarah is a Senior Producer for “CBS This Morning.”
Areas of Interest: Breaking News, Consumer General Interest, Current affairs, Health, Energy, Immigration, Finance, Education

Erin Horan
Erin is a producer at “CBS This Morning.”
Areas of Interest: Breaking News, Consumer General Interest, Current affairs, Health, Energy, Immigration, Finance

Adam Verdugo
Adam is a Senior Producer who oversees all news and talent bookings for the broadcast. Previously, he was based in Los Angeles and headed up the west coast operations for the network's award-winning morning show where he also spearheaded the program's coverage of major entertainment award shows. Prior to joining CBS, Verdugo was the Senior Producer for NBC's Meet the Press, the top Sunday public affairs program.
Areas of Interest: Breaking News, Consumer General Interest, Current affairs, Health, Energy, Immigration, Finance

Alvin Patrick
Alvin is a Senior Producer who produces stories with CBS News Special Correspondent James Brown, across all CBS News network shows and platforms - including 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, 48 Hours, Sunday Morning, CBS This Morning, Face The Nation and CBSN streaming network. Patrick was appointed to the Marist Board of Trustees. Should you pitch him 1 pitch for all of these outlets? No, and here’s why.
Areas of Interest: Features, News Features, Lifestyle, Sports, NFL, Football

Don’t see your Area of Interest listed here? Fear not! Don’t wait for the interest to come to them - pitch a person something relevant to what would work for their audience, and follow through. If you are pitching something about CBD, for instance, and you don’t see that listed here, it doesn’t mean you can’t pitch.

It’s your opportunity to educate someone about an important issue that matters to their audience.

Car and Driver Contributing Editor Davey G. Johnson Passes Away While Test Driving On A Trip

Calaveras County Sherrif’s Department found automotive writer Davey G. Johnson’s (nee David Gordon Johnson) body in the Mokelumne River on June 20th, 2019. Missing since June 5th, it is presumed he is a victim of accidental drowning and foul play is not suspected. (Car and Driver)

His girlfriend, Jaclyn Trop, said she last heard from Johnson early June 5th when he replied to her text saying the roads were icy and that his phone and laptop had run out of power. A few hours later, Johnson texted a photo of himself in a creek to a friend. 

He was heading home after test driving a motorcycle for two days in California and Nevada to write an article for Motorcyclist magazine. The motorcycle was found at a rest stop on Friday, and his clothes, cellphone and laptop were found the following day a few feet from the river.  (New York Post)

The river was at high flow, moving at 35 mph. According to officials, due to the massive snowpack melting, pouring water into the rivers and creeks, the state’s waterways are running very cold.

Davey G. Johnson’s obituary can be found at Car and Driver.

Tin Shingle has updated our Media Contact Idea Center to reflect this. His name remains in the list for those looking to pitch him but did not know about his passing. Bless.

Producer Katherine "Katy" Textor of "60 Minutes" Passes Away

Some sad news to report from CBS this week: Producer Katherine “Katy” Textor passed away at the age of 45 from cancer on June 14th, 2019 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She was best known for her collaboration with Morley Safer on nearly all of his reports from 2004 until his retirement in 2016. (Deadline)

Textor began her time at CBS in 2003. She was previously a producer for the White House at ABC News, worked for their documentary department, and reported on the Bush-Gore 2000 presidential race.

Her dedication to Safer’s work kept him on air until shortly before his death. Over the 12 years she’d worked for him, she helped produce many high profile features and investigations. The most notable of those was the first interview with Ruth Madoff in 2011, 3 years after her husband Bernie was arrested for turning his wealth management business into a Ponzi scheme.

Other memorable stories include the investigation of Dr. Ann Pou who was accused of administering lethal injections to patients during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a story on the discovery of a billion-dollar art hoard in the apartment of Adolf Hilter’s art dealers, and the Theranos blood-testing machine fraud.

Textor is survived by her husband Colin Farmer and two children, Riley and Will. She is also survived by her parents, brothers and their families.

Her memorial service was held on June 20 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

Tin Shingle has updated our Media Contact Idea Center to reflect this. Her name remains in the list for those looking to pitch her but did not know about her passing. Bless.