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| Vivian Schiller |
Vivian Schiller, NBC News’ SVP and chief digital officer, is
being tapped for Twitter’s head of news position, according to sources familiar
with the matter. AllThingsD reported last week that she was the leading pick
for the high-profile job.
The deal is now “all but done,” according to sources,
although Schiller will apparently take a significant period of time off between
the end of her current position at NBC and the start of the new job at Twitter.
As AllThingsD also reported last week, Twitter has been on
the hunt for an experienced newsperson to fill the position for many months,
searching for someone familiar with the media landscape who would act as a
liaison between news agencies and the San
Francisco microblogging service.
Schiller, a veteran of the industry, certainly fits the
profile. Previous to her time at NBCUniversal, which began in mid-2011,
Schiller held senior roles at CNN, Discovery, NPR and the New York Times.
Schiller’s NPR stint ended in controversy; she resigned from
NPR in March following some very dicey snafus. Among them was the release of a
video that showed one of her lieutenants criticizing Republicans and the Tea
Party.
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