CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / HOLLYWOOD
Peter Bart, the longtime editor of Variety, Hollywood’s leading trade paper, will no longer be overseeing day-to-day news operations.
The move was announced Sunday in a story posted on Variety’s website, which said that Bart would “assume a new role” as a vice president and editorial director of the publication. At the same time, Tim Gray, a veteran Variety staffer and editor, will assume control of the news operation reporting to Neil Stiles, president of Variety.
Bart has overseen the news operations of Variety for 20 years, generating a mixture of awe, envy, fear and exasperation throughout the ranks of the entertainment industry. But the publication, which used to hold undisputed sway as a daily chronicler of Hollywood inside business news, has gradually been losing ground as its advertising has shrunk and its voice is challenged by bloggers and new Internet-based news sites.
Variety said that Bart will assist in expanding Variety in print and online and “the brand’s position in new revenue streams.”
-- John Lippman
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