NY Times Editor Joins Yahoo News as Editor in Chief

Yahoo News has poached Megan Liberman from The New York Times to serve as the news portal's editor in chief.

Liberman most recently was deputy news editor at the Times, where she was a regular presence on the newspaper's original video content, especially during the 2012 political campaign. At Yahoo, she will "lead a major expansion of Yahoo News" that includes original reporting, video and lives events, according to the company. In a statement, Robert Barrett, VP of Yahoo News and finance, called Liberman a "dynamic addition to the Yahoo News team." Liberman fills the position most recently held by Hillary Frey, who left in March for NBC News.