The Hollywood Reporter Names Mark Miller Deputy Editorial Director

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Mark Miller, director of editorial operations at Newsweek/Daily Beast, has been named deputy editorial director of the leading entertainment news outlet. Miller starts immediately and will report to THR Editorial Director Janice Min. News director Matthew Belloni has been promoted to executive editor while Alison Brower, interim editor in chief of Seventeen, will be joining THR as special projects editor, Ms. Min said.

"Mark has one of the most stunning and comprehensive editorial resumes in journalism today," said Ms. Min. "As THR coverage continues to expand in print and digitally across business, lifestyle, fashion, style and legal topics connected to entertainment, Mark's experience will ensure our reporting pushes new boundaries while maintaining the highest standards."

"THR's reporting defies the conventional wisdom about what is possible in entertainment journalism," said Miller. "With a growing newsroom, expanding coverage and new revenue streams emerging, THR is moving forward at an incredible pace and with tangible momentum. I look forward to building on the explosive growth of the brand."

Miller began his career at Newsweek as a Washington, D.C.-based reporter when circulation of the storied weekly was around 3 million. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming arts and entertainment correspondent from 1990 to 1991 and then, in 1992, political/White House correspondent, helping Newsweek earn a National Magazine Award for his exclusive, behind-the-scenes coverage of Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.

Miller went on to become national correspondent and then LA bureau chief, where he oversaw entertainment industry coverage, including extensive focus on the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation. He was later West Coast editor, overseeing pop culture and entertainment and, after that, was chief of correspondents during and after 9/11, for which he coordinated National Magazine Award-winning coverage of the attacks and the Afghanistan war.

As editorial director of Newsweek and editor of Newsweek Digital while the magazine was still owned by The Washington Post Co., Miller oversaw key aspects of both the domestic and international print editions, as well as all digital properties, including Newsweek.com. He developed digital editorial strategy, top edited arts and culture coverage and managed budget operations, negotiations with the newspaper labor union and set editorial standards and ethical policies.

Miller also served as editor of The Texas Tribune, an innovative, award-winning non-profit news website based in Austin and focused on Texas politics and public policy from 20TK-TK.

Matthew Belloni, an editor and reporter at THR since 2006, is being promoted to executive editor from news director. Belloni edits the business news coverage in print and online and will take on an expanded role at the magazine and website. He also will continue to oversee THR's celebrated legal blog, Hollywood, Esq, and will report directly to Janice Min. Belloni, a graduate of UC Berkeley and USC Law School, practiced entertainment law in Los Angeles before starting his career in journalism.

"In addition to his unparalleled newsroom instincts, Matt has helped steer the news coverage of THR and built the industry's most eagerly watched blog on the intersection between law and entertainment," Min said. "He's helped move THR forward into uncharted territory, and will continue to do so in new role as executive editor."

"For nearly seven years, The Hollywood Reporter has been my editorial home," said Belloni. "I've grown with it and now, as THR becomes bigger and better, I'm looking forward to continuing this amazing trajectory as a THR journalist."

Alison Brower joins THR as interim editor in chief of Seventeen magazine. Brower has served in leading editorial roles for some of the biggest brands in publishing, including Redbook, where she was executive editor between 2005 and 2010, O Magazine, where she was special projects editor.

"Alison has one of the best eyes in the business for creating content that connects readers to publications with special issues, events and partnerships," said Ms. Min. "Her ability to coordinate multiple factors that elevate both editorial and the brand will be key to THR."

"The Hollywood Reporter has shown that it's much more than an entertainment news or commentary outlet," said Ms. Brower. "It's a way of life, a culture and a community. That's what's exciting about THR, and why this position represents so many opportunities for development and innovation."

As special projects editor of O Magazine, Brower co-edited, managed and wrote the special issue commemorating 25 years of the Oprah Winfrey Show.

As executive editor of Redbook, Brower oversaw editorial content including issue themes, story lineup, news features and position pieces. She spearheaded key brand events like the magazine's Strength & Spirit Awards gala and developed partnerships with leading national retailers and media networks.

Brower has also been deputy editor at Glamour magazine, where she was the lead editor on the magazine's annual Women of the Year Awards, as well as senior articles and books editor at Cosmopolitan.

About The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter is the entertainment industry's flagship news media brand. Named Entertainment Publication of the Year and Best Website by the LA Press Club in 2012, THR leads the category in providing breaking news, feature stories and industry analysis to readers of its glossy print edition as well as to 9 million unique monthly visitors online. The entertainment industry's paper of record, THR is widely read among Hollywood's top insiders and influencers, making its print edition cover "prized real estate," according to the New York Times.

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