Michael Cieply Jumps to Deadline
New York Times vet will serve as the Hollywood trade's executive editor.
The operative word this evening among West Coast entertainment reporters is: “Wow.” It precedes several tweets and retweets of Deadline’s announcement that New York Times reporter Michael Cieply is joining the PMC-owned trade.
News-wise, it’s definitely a switch of PMC outlets, because lately, all the comings (and a few goings) of elite reporters have involved Deadline’s sister publications Variety and IndieWire. From the announcement:
“We could not be more excited to welcome Michael to our editorial team,” Deadline co-editors in chief Mike Fleming Jr. and Nellie Andreeva said. “He has been a pre-eminent journalist in this space for years, with an impeccable reputation for being hard-nosed but fair and ethical.”
Deadline commenter George provides a wry, single-word response to the idea of a reporter shifting from a top East Coast newspaper to a Hollywood trade: ‘Congratulations?’ Cieply starts Aug. 1.
Congrats to #michaelcieply for taking the buyout! Look forward to his work at Deadline. https://t.co/I19ynYOccP
— Laura M. Holson (@lauramholson) July 13, 2016
