Keith Poole, deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp.’s UK tabloid The Sun<\/em>, has been named editor-in-chief of the New York Post Group. He starts in early March, replacing retiring editor Col Allan.<\/p>\n
“Keith Poole is the ideal professional to lead the expansion of the Post<\/em>,” said New Corp. CEO Robert Thomson. He said the Post’<\/em>s “performance before and after the election has been exemplary, and it had a landmark victory over media censorship by Twitter that will resonate for decades. That vital victory also highlighted the increasing importance of the Post<\/em>’s profound role in the national debate.”<\/p>\n
Thomson is referring to a massive flap over a controversial Post<\/em> story centering on emails the paper obtained from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden — son of President-elect Joe Biden. The initial writer on the story refused a byline.<\/p>\n
Twitter said the article violated its policies on privacy and on using hacked materials and blocked links to it, including suspending the New York Post<\/em>‘s account for tweets that linked to the story, causing a conservative uproar. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey later reversed the decisions and said the suspension was wrong.<\/p>\n
The Post<\/em>, a sister to Fox News in the Murdoch family empire, has been a Trump booster but recently adopted a more critical tone. In an editorial in late December, it told the president to “stop the insanity” and accept that he lost the election.<\/p>\n
“I’ve always admired the bold and brash journalism of the New York Post<\/em>, and to now be a part of this legendary organization is a dream come true,” said Poole.<\/p>\n
The Post’<\/em>s editors-in-chief for print and digital, Stephen Lynch and Michelle Gotthelf, respectively, will report to Poole.<\/p>\n
The Post Group is comprised of the New York Post<\/em>, the Post Digital Network (NYPost.com, PageSix.com, Decider.com), Post Studios and related mobile and tablet apps and social media channels.<\/p>\n
Poole was named The Sun<\/em>’s deputy editor-in-chief last February after serving as digital editor since 2016. He was previously at the Daily Mail for over a dozen years, including as managing editor of MailOnline in New York from 2011 to 2016.<\/p>\n
Allan was editor-in-chief of the New York Post from 2001-2016. He had been serving as a senior advisor since 2019.<\/p>\n
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