The New York Times Promotes Vivian Schiller to Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com; Jason Rapp Named Vice President for Online Development and Associate General Manager of NYTimes.com.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The New York Times Company today announced the appointment of Vivian Schiller to senior vice president and general manager of NYTimes.com effective May 8. In this role, she will manage the day-to-day operations of NYTimes.com, the largest newspaper Web site on the Internet. She will report to Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president for digital operations, The New York Times Company. At the same time, Jason Rapp has been named vice president for online development and associate general manager of NYTimes.com, reporting to Ms. Schiller. In making the announcements, Mr. Nisenholtz said: "We are excited about Vivian's leadership of the NYTimes.com team. Her distinguished past is testament to the quality of her work, and we are confident that her solid multi-platform background will bring new insight and continuous improvement to our site. We are equally pleased to recognize Jason's contributions to our digital strategy and operations. Together, Vivian and Jason will be a dynamic force and our newly redesigned site will be even greater under their leadership." Ms. Schiller joined the Times Company in 2002 as senior vice president and general manager for the Discovery Times Channel, a joint venture network with Discovery Communications, Inc. In 2005, she was named senior vice president, Television and Video for The New York Times and also executive vice president and general manager for the Discovery Times Channel. After launching the Discovery Times Channel, Ms. Schiller led the network to early profitability and critical acclaim. During her tenure, distribution grew from 14 million households to more than 39 million. The Discovery Times Channel also received numerous awards including three Emmys, two Overseas Press Club Awards and three National Headliner Awards The National Headliner Awards are a prize given out by Press Club of Atlantic City since 1935. Both broadcast journalism and print journalism are recognized, in separate categories. External links
Before joining the Times Company, Ms. Schiller worked for Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc. as executive vice president for CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. Productions. In this position, she led the CNN Newsgroup's long-form programming efforts, including the development and launch of People in the News (with People magazine) and CNN Presents CNN Presents is an American documentary program on CNN weekends. The program used to be replaced with CNN Special Investigations Unit, which features the same documentary format, but expands upon it in a number of ways. . During her tenure with CNN, Ms. Schiller received numerous awards, including five Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards. Earlier in her career, Ms. Schiller served as vice president and general manager of Turner Original Productions where she managed the documentary division of the Turner Entertainment Networks. In addition, she was senior producer for Turner's first-ever Oscar nominated program, Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, among other Peabody- and Emmy-winning productions. She began her career at Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. in 1988 as a Russian interpreter and production coordinator on projects in the former Soviet Union. Ms. Schiller earned her master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Russian from Middlebury College in 1984 and her bachelor's degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Cornell University in 1983. Jason Rapp, 36, has been vice president for strategy and operations at NYTimes.com since 2005. Previously, he served as executive director, corporate planning at The New York Times Company since 2004. Before joining the Company in 1999, he was a vice president at Robinson, Lerer & Montgomery. From 1994 to 1995, he was a political aide in the White House, serving as a staff assistant for judicial selection in the Office of Counsel to the President. Mr. Rapp received an M.B.A. degree with distinction from Columbia University in 1999. He received a B.A. degree in political science from Duke University in 1991. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com |
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