Disney, Cosmo Execs Take Charge at the Daily Beast

IAC says that it has formed a “strategic partnership” in the publication with Ben Sherwood, the former president of Disney’s TV group (and the former president of ABC News) as well as Joanna Coles, the former chief content officer for Hearst and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan.

Advertisement

Sherwood will be The Daily Beast‘s CEO and publisher, with Coles serving as its chief content and creative officer. In a statement, Coles said the new team would be “bringing The Beast back to its rebel roots and will build on its beloved DNA to make it even beastier.

Ed Morrissey

Ahem. What is there about Disney and Cosmo execs that would transfuse "rebel" cred in publishing? This looks much more like the Establishment has seized TDB. Given that Tina Brown and Barry Diller founded TDB in the first place, they've always been Establishment, but with enough of an edge for some clickable cred. This is just more of the same.

If TDB and IAC really wanted an infusion of "rebel" cred, they'd look to independent figures outside of the corporate-Left elites. 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Trending on HotAir Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement