Ben Sherwood, former president of Disney ABC Television Group, has been named CEO and publisher at The Daily Beast. Joanna Coles, former chief content officer at Hearst Magazines, was named chief creative and content officer.
”These are tough times for digital journalism, but the combined experience, expertise and energy of Ben and Joanna have made me an optimist about their ability to make The Beast an enduring and successful enterprise,“ Barry Diller, chairman and senior executive of The Daily Beast parent IAC, said.
