LaSharah Bunting
LaSharah Bunting | |
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| Occupation(s) | Editor and journalist |
LaSharah Bunting is an editor and journalist who serves as CEO and executive director at the Online News Association. She previously worked for The New York Times.
Biography
[edit]Bunting graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2000 with a degree in journalism.[1]
Bunting worked at The New York Times for 14 years and was the senior editor of digital transformation and recruitment when she left as part of a restructuring plan in July 2017.[2][3] Bunting was noted as one of the highest ranking African Americans in the newsroom at her departure, and was one of seven high-profile women of color who left the Times in 2017, leaving few people of color at the management level.[2][4][5]
Bunting joined the Knight Foundation in August 2017.[3][5] After working at the Knight Foundation, she worked at Simon & Schuster. She became CEO and executive director of the Online News Association in 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Husker grad named CEO, executive director of Online News Association". journalism.unl.edu. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b Pompeo, Joe. "The Agony and the Anxiety of The New York Times". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ a b Prince, Richard. "Google Engineer Fired Over Diversity Screed". Journal-isms. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Russia's Luring of Trump Jr. Sounds Familiar". Journal-isms. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ a b "Women At The New York Times Feel Frustrated As Paper Stands By Reporter Accused Of Sexual Misconduct". Huffington Post India. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-02-03.