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Former Essence magazine editor Angela Burt-Murray, who was point person for the Huffington Post's new project targeting African Americans, has left the project, Derek J. Murphy, chief operating officer of the venture, told Journal-isms on Thursday.
"I'm currently managing staff recruiting and site development with our partnership team. Angela Burt Murray is no longer part of these efforts or this partnership," Murphy said via e-mail.
Before the GlobalBlack project, Murphy was Huffington Post's senior vice president, business development, joining the organization in 2009 from CNN, where he headed strategic partnerships for the CNN Interactive Group, forging alliances with companies that included Google, CareerBuilder and LG Electronics.
Burt-Murray left Essence magazine in November after editing it for five years and surfaced at the Huffington Post project in January. She did not respond to a request for comment and Murphy did not explain Burt-Murray's departure.
Read the rest about Angela Burt-Murray leaving HuffPost Global Black on Richard Prince's Journal-isms.
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By: Brady on 2/07/2011 5:06PM
Ms Stodghill
A little info please. What is going on here? You wrote about the start of some kind of black division within the huffington post, and Hp is sold to AOL and now this.
Perhaps you are not at liberty to discuss it, but your thoughts on whats going on, would really be appreciated.
there seems to be alot going on rather quickly.
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By: Alexis Stodghill on 2/07/2011 5:49PM
We honestly don't know much. We have been told to continue on all our projects as usual. We'll let you know as soon as we can.
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By: Genean on 2/07/2011 8:22PM
How can someone find out about employment opportunties for the new African American project?
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By: ooozzzzz on 2/07/2011 7:20PM
Huffingtonpost just merged with AOL and maybe the GlobalBlack project was projected to go into a different direction or scrapped as part of the AOL merge deal and since Derek J. Murphy, chief operating officer of the venture, headed the project that may have been revised or dropped, then Angela Burt-Murray may have been no longer needed since this seemed to have been her prime project and reason for being there....She had only been there at Huffington Post as a senior vice president of business development for a very short period of time, joining the organization in 2009 and once their changed vision or scrapped the project and probably offered her another project to head up or told her that she's no longer needed, she may have refused and quit.
Also consider the fact that after five years of being Editor-In Chief of Essence, she left Essence after they were bought out by Time Warner in November 2010 after editing it for five years, went to CNN for a minute, left there and then surfaced at the Huffington Post as a Senior Vice President in January, wich only lasted a little over one a year.
It seems to me that she is trying to find the right fit for her and her experience and abilities but every time she lands at a gig, she seems to get undecut by the corporate buy out or merger situation which shows up where she works and changes the dynamics of everything that she plans to do.
After five years of having a prime job as Editor-Chief of Essence magazine, she is having a hard time finding another job.
And that's what happens when corporations or companies merge or are bought-out. Changes are made in either personnel reductions or planned projects by the company that's has controlling interests are abandoned and people either resign or are let go.
And I'll bet her occupation and passion as an magazine editor especially in this economy and her salary range, is not readily available in the job market despite her resume.
Angela Burt-Murray. best wishes and good luck!
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By: David on 2/07/2011 9:05PM
Some would say all of her bad luck in holding on to a job is karma. Angela Burt-Murray was responsible for hiring a white woman over a black woman to head Essence magazine's fashion department before she left. What could she have really brought to the table with HuffPost Global Black?
As far as this so called Global Black is concerned, do black people really need another white controlled black voice??? Unfortunately a lot of the so call black media like BET, Essence Magazine, Blackvoices etc are owned and controlled by whites. Black people need to start thinking along the lines of having something owned and controlled solely by black people.
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By: Wyllyemozelle on 2/08/2011 10:13AM
Very good post David. The truth well-said, well-said. Thank you very much!
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By: AllBahianGirl on 2/08/2011 8:19AM
I co-sign your post. I do remember vaguely when Angela Burt-Murray did hire a white woman who was probably lessed qualified than the Black woman that should have been hired for the Essence magazine's fashion department.I don't see why when we as a people are in positions to help another Black person advance we'll turn and help the white person everytime. White people have traditionally not hired us especially in lucrative positions in their agencies. I guess Ms.Burt-Murray is reaping what she's sown cause the white woman she hired at Essence is probably still gainfully employed whereas she herself is in the unemployment line. Karma is a bish!!!
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By: Alexis Stodghill on 2/08/2011 11:02AM
I just want you all to know that we are NOT controlled by white people. AOL is a publicly traded company. The shareholders and the board control the company. Yes, most of the managers on the executive level of the company are white, but the VP of the site and all the editors and writers are black. From the VP level down WE control everything. If anything, we sometimes run stories that are not purely for the black audience because we are trying to take part of search trends to gain traffic. But we never have white people within the company telling us what to write or censoring our material.
If you have ideas about the content please include them in the comments, as I read a lot of them and try to bring your ideas to the table. Just a friendly FYI!
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By: Brother99 on 9/11/2011 10:16AM
Alex,
You don't have white upper management telling you all what to do because you stay in your lane. Do a favorable interview with Min. Farrakhan or review a book by Amos N. Wilson (who?) and you will quickly find out who is in charge over there.
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