Mosheh Oinounou
Mosheh Oinounou | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1982 |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Known for | Mo News |
| Spouse | Alexandra Lauren Sall |
| Website | www |
Mosheh Oinounou (born May 21, 1982)[1], also known as Mosh or Mo,[2][3] is an American media executive and founder of online news outlet, Mo News. Previously, he was an executive producer of CBS Evening News.
Early life and education
Oinounou was raised in a Jewish family in Prairie View, Illinois.[2] He graduated from Stevenson High School.[4] He graduated from George Washington University with a BA in Political Communication, and an MA in Security Policy Studies. He served as editor in chief of the school's biweekly newspaper, The GW Hatchet and was active in Hillel International.[5]
Career
Oinounou began his media career as a producer at Fox News Channel, initially for Fox News Sunday, and later as the network's embedded producer traveling with the 2008 McCain presidential campaign. He then worked as an international editor at Bloomberg TV, where he covered the "Great Recession" and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.[6]
CBS
Oinounou joined CBS News in 2011 as a senior producer on the team that helped launch CBS This Morning, and received a News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Investigative Journalism as a producer for CBS News Sunday Morning.[6][7][8] He was the executive producer for the launch CBSN, a digital streaming channel by CBS.[7][9] He became executive producer of CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor in January 2018, overseeing daily operations and news programming.[10] The broadcast was nominated for multiple Emmys, and won a Murrow Award during his tenure.[citation needed] He announced in May 2019 that he was departing CBS News.[11]
Mo News
Oinounou founded Mo Digital in 2020, consulting for media organizations on digital content strategy and programming.[12] He started an online news platform on Instagram, Mo News, which is devoted to curating, reporting, and explaining the headlines.[13][14] He launched a podcast and newsletter in 2022.[15] He addressed the lessons he has learned from Mo News, and how the mainstream media can improve public trust in a TedX talk in 2022.[16][17][non-primary source needed]
Personal life
Oinounou married Alexandra Sall in July 2021.[2]
References
- ^ "Weekend Birthdays - Sunday (September 24, 2017) - CBS Interactive's executive producer, Mosheh Oinounou turns 35". Jewish Journal. May 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c Rosalie R., Radomsky (August 1, 2021). "A Night of Noshing Leads to Love on the Fast Track". The New York Times. p. ST12. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "About". Mosheh Oinounou. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Robservations: New boss for 'CBS Evening News' hails from Prairie View - Robert Feder". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Simmons, Dan (June 21, 2018). "Hatchet-ing Up the Broadcast Ranks". GW Magazine.
- ^ a b "NYC Panel Event: Q+A with CBS News Executives". South Asian Journalists Association.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Brian (January 23, 2018). "Steve Capus Out as Top Producer at 'CBS Evening News'". Variety.
- ^ "Mosheh Oinounou named executive producer of the "CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor"". CBS News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "New CBS newsmagazine promises immersive storytelling". National Post. July 30, 2017.
- ^ "CBS News appoints new leader for evening newscast". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2018. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
- ^ "With Glor Out and O'Donnell in, CBS Evening News Goes to Washington". Vanity Fair. 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Mosheh Oinounou". Mosheh Oinounou. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Rothschild, Neal; Fischer, Sara (August 2020). "Instagram morphs into an information powerhouse". Axios. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (2020-12-14). "Too Much Information? Former 'CBS Evening News' Producer Seeks Role as 'News Concierge'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Cohen, David (February 15, 2022). "Facebook News Stand-Alone Tab Debuts in France". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "TEDxNashville". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Why the news media need to earn back our trust | Mosheh Oinounou | TEDxNashville. TEDx Talks. December 14, 2022. Retrieved 2026-02-18 – via YouTube.