Glamour USA appoints editor-in-chief

 Condé Nast today named Samantha Barry editor-in-chief of Glamour USA, taking up her new role on 15 January. In her new role, Samantha will oversee all content development, production and consumer experiences for Glamour’s digital, social, video and print platforms. Barry previously served as executive producer for social and emerging media at CNN Worldwide, where she led the social teams across all CNN bureaus and developed strategy for editorial teams working across publishing, news-gathering, digital and TV.

Samantha joined CNN from BBC World News in London, where she served as a social media producer and journalist, focusing on using social media as a tool for both newsgathering and audience building. Born in Ireland, Samatha has worked in more than 25 countries, reporting and training other journalists in broadcasting, technology and social media.

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