Ethan Alter Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, United States

• I oversee all editorial aspects of Adweek's widely-read TV news industry vertical. In addition to ideating daily, weekly and monthly coverage, I write and report feature stories and breaking news pieces, assign and.
• I spearheaded TVNewser's coverage of the 2024 presidential election, expanding the range and increasing the volume of election-related stories featured on the vertical. I reported on the ground from the presidential.
• I launched a regular "Business of Fandom" series that covers the personalities behind some of the most successful personalities and franchises in the fandom space. Subjects have included Kevin Smith, Cassandra.
• I regularly cover the streaming and entertainment space with feature stories about platforms like Crunchyroll, Prime Video and Tubi.

New York, New York, United States

• Extensively covered the latest in news and culture for one of the largest online brands in the field. Wrote articles and commentary, conducted print and on-camera interviews and took a key role in planning editorial.
• Wrote award-winning articles and interviews that regularly ranked amongst our most-viewed content, with over 500,000 page views.
• Frequently conducted on-camera interviews at junkets and in-studio appearances, speaking with such celebrities as Patrick Stewart, James Cameron and Keanu Reeves.
• Represented Yahoo Entertainment as a commentator and analyst on such media platforms as Reuters, Associated Press, ABC, CNN, NBC, Bloomberg Radio and Yahoo Finance

New York, New York

Wrote and reported traffic-generating articles and interviews. Conducted on-camera interviews with actors, writers and filmmakers at junkets and in-studio appearances. Planned editorial coverage and features.

New York, NY

Published cover stories, features, Q&A's and reviews in such outlets as Film Journal International, Premiere, Entertainment Weekly and Indiewire. Wrote Film Firsts: The 25 Movies that Created Contemporary American Cinema, published in February 2014 by Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO.

New York, New York

• Edited daily short-form and long-form recaps of popular television series written by staff members and freelancers for Television Without Pity. Oversaw entirety of website’s film-related coverage under its Movies.
• Wrote traffic-generating articles about hot-button TV shows like Game of Thrones, which regularly attracted over 100,000 page views.
• Increased number of weekly film reviews and launched several new columns that expanded site’s movie coverage to upwards of 300 new and older titles a year.
• Grew site’s social media footprint by running the Movies Without Pity Tumblr page and contributing to its Facebook and Instagram feeds.

• Organized editorial content, production calendar and budget for the magazine’s final issue. Ran weekly meetings and directed copy flow between departments. Hired and supervised freelancers.
• Assumed leadership role and worked directly with editor-in-chief to ensure that final issue was delivered on time and within budget.

• Planned, wrote and assigned all movie-related coverage for magazine’s print edition and website. Communicated with publicists and managers to arrange coverage of their celebrity clients. Attended long-lead screenings.
• Represented magazine at advanced screenings of films like Star Trek and Precious, generating feature stories about such high-profile movie stars as Zoe Saldana and Paula Patton.
• Drove online traffic by posting daily original content ranging and adapting magazine stories for the website.

• Fact-checked the editorial and advertorial content of entire magazine. Developed strategies to improve copy flow to and from the research department. Wrote reviews and articles for the print edition’s front and.
• Enhanced research resources by registering for a Lexis-Nexis account and performing news searches to provide information on various subjects for the editors and writers.
• Launched a weekly online arts and entertainment column that became a key part of the magazine’s early digital strategy.

Wrote and reported feature stories and front-of-the-book pieces. Assisted in planning editorial calendar and assigning articles. Edited and fact-checked content prior to publication.

New York, United States

• Researched feature stories and regular departments prior to publication. Contributed articles, interviews and additional reporting to the print edition and website.
• Served as part of team tasked with researching and reporting special editorial projects, including the coffee table book TV Guide: 50 Years of Television and DVD Buying Guide.

Aided the Assistant Managing Editor in variety of administrative duties. Assisted the Director of Research Services in running the 2001 Summer Internship Program. Wrote and reported articles for the magazine and website.

Transcribed interviews, answered and filed reader mail, attended story meetings and covered promotional events.