The Daily Beast chooses Tracy Connor as Editor-in-Chief

The Daily Beast digital news site named Tracy Connor its next best editor on Wednesday.

Connor, 54, will immediately take over as editor-in-chief, the company said in a statement. He has been playing this role since he recently broke up. Noah ShachtmanReserved for best work in Rolling Stone magazine.

A native of New York, Ms. Connor has worked for over a decade at the city’s tabloid newspapers, The New York Post and The Daily News. She later moved to NBC News and spent time in the research unit where she helped lead an investigation into serial sexual abuse by former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

He joined The Daily Beast in 2018 as managing editor under Mr. Shachtman. He told The Daily Beast in an interview that he came to The Daily Beast because it “seemed to be an almost perfect blend of my tabloid background and my passion for digging deep.”

Miss Connor will now oversee all editorial strategy and functions of the broadcast’s newsroom.

“I really want to double the investigation and impact,” he said, adding, “What we want to do is find the scandal before it breaks.”

Ms Connor said she plans to expand The Daily Beast’s opinion section as well.

“We are definitely known for our sharp political pillars,” he said. “I want to expand this ‘voice’ to more columns on a broader range of topics, whether it’s culture, entertainment and lifestyle topics, and then more columns returning from national news happening outside of DC”

With a 65-person newsroom, The Daily Beast has become known for its frequent newscasts and messy tabloid style. The website was launched in 2008 by Tina Brown, former Vanity Fair and New Yorker editor, and Barry Diller, president of the IAC, owner of The Daily Beast.

“I’ve always been delighted to be promoted myself, and Tracy Connor is a good example of that choice: talented, insightful, and more than capable of leading the Beast,” Mr. Diller said in a statement.

Heather Dietrick, CEO of The Daily Beast, said in a statement that Ms. Connor has “a wild appetite for uncovering the greatest stories and an unwavering commitment to excellence”.

A spokesperson for the IAC said: The publication’s overall revenue increased more than 50 percent in the last quarter compared to the same period of the previous year. He added that revenue from memberships that provide additional content has more than doubled year over year. He said the website had the highest traffic last month.