impreMedia appoints Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush Corporate Executive Editor
New position responsible for the coordination and creation of all content across impreMedia’s platforms to better serve the company’s Hispanic audiences
NEW YORK , N.Y. (February 24, 2009) – ImpreMedia announced today the appointment of Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush to the newly-created position of Corporate Executive Editor. The appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Vourvoulias-Bush will report to impreMedia Chairman & CEO John Paton.
Mr. Vourvoulias-Bush will be responsible for leading the company in its consolidation and prioritization of its content creation across all of its media platforms – online, mobile, video and print. “Alberto is an innovative and strategic thinker as well as being an accomplished journalist,” Mr. Paton said. “He is the right choice for our company to lead our content teams forward in an ever-changing multi-platform media environment.”
“ImpreMedia is the most respected and sought-after Spanish-language news and information source in the United States,” said Mr. Vourvoulias-Bush. “Together, the ImpreMedia news brands produce more high-quality original reporting for Hispanics, than any other Spanish-language news company. We will showcase this remarkable journalism on multiple platforms—from video to mobile to social networking—to make sure that we deliver the information our growing audience wants on the platform and medium of their choice.”
Mr. Vourvoulias Bush has been the Executive Editor of impreMedia’s El Diario La Prensa newspaper in New York City since June 2005. During his tenure El Diario La Prensa has been one of the fastest growing paid daily newspapers in the nation winning numerous awards for its content. He has also been the driving force behind El Diario’s creative use of online and video content offerings. Prior to joining El Diario La Prensa, Mr. Vourvoulias-Bush was the Managing Editor of A RTnews; Deputy Editor of Time Magazine’s Latin America Edition and Director of Time Americas. He spent four years at the Council on Foreign Relations as a research associate for the foreign policy think-tank, and has been a lecturer at New York University (SCE) and an instructor at Yale University. He has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and both a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy from Yale University’s Department of Politics.
ABOUT IMPREMEDIA
ImpreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print. ImpreMedia’s multi-platform offerings range from Online to Video, Mobile and Print and encompass 27 properties, including the portal http://www.impre.com and its McClatchy partners. 35% of all U.S. Hispanic adults use an impreMedia product. The company is also the nation’s largest Hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in the top 7 U.S. Hispanic markets, reaching 16 markets total and representing 63% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Its leading publications include La Opinión in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York. York. For more information, visit: http://www.impremedia.com.
ImpreMedia portals and publications websites are: www.impre.com, www.imprerewards.com, www.lavibra.com, www.impreautos.com, www.laopinion.com, www.eldiariony.com, www.hoynyc.com, www.laraza.com, www.laprensafl.com, www.elmensajero.com, www.diariosrumbo.com, www.vistamagazine.com, and www.contigola.com.
For more information contact:
Mike Cano at (214) 223-7791 or mike.cano@impremedia.com .
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