Perplexing.
I can’t think of a better word for news from central Canada about the appointment of a new editor-in-chief for the six English language Metro editions published across the country.
A little background: until Oct. 28, the editor-in-chief was Dianne Rinehart, who has good journalism credentials, but went to Metro from Homemakers magazine. The name pretty much describes the magazine.
And now, jsource reports the vacant position of editor-in-chief is being filled by Charlotte Empey, the woman who replace Reinhart as editor of Homemakers and who, most recently, has been associate dean of the School of Creative and Performing Arts at Toronto’s Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning.
The route to the editor-in-chief’s chair at Metro, a daily newspaper, seems to run through the editor’s office at Homemaker’s, which hardly seems traditional.
And while I’m all for experimentation in the remaking of media, this one just seems odd.
Tags: editor, metro canada
The following shows more connection between Rinehart and Empey, and suggests Empey is Rinehart’s natural successor. Note that Rinehart was also editor of Homemakers, so perhaps there’s much more to it than you are giving credit?
Taken from a leading journalism association website:
“Empey will replace Dianne Rinehart, who held the position from May 2008 until Oct. 28, 2009.
“Empey also replaced Rinehart in another editorial position back in 2003. Rinehart was editor of Homemakers at the time and, along with Homemakers publisher Carol Shea and Canadian Living publisher Debbie Gibson, found her position had been eliminated when Transcontinental Media appointed Empey (then editor of Canadian Living) editor of Homemakers and group publisher of both mags.
“Empey left Transcontinental in 2005 to become associate dean of the School of Creative and Performing Arts at Toronto’s Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning.”