New leadership selected for Hearst newspapers

Paul Barbetta has been selected to lead the chain of media publications under the Hearst Connecticut Media Group as the new group publisher and president. Photo courtesy of Hearst Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Hearst Connecticut Media Group has selected Senior Vice President of Circulation, Paul Barbetta to lead the company as group publisher and president following the recent departure of Henry B. Haitz.

The announcement was made today by Hearst President andÂ CEO Steven R. Swartz, and Hearst Newspapers President Mark Aldam.

“Paul”™s experience developingÂ audiences and building top performing teams will help us accelerate growth in Connecticut as we maintain our commitmentÂ to deep community-level journalism,” said Aldman.

According to Hearst, Barbetta begins his new position immediately and will report toÂ Aldam. In his new role, Barbetta will oversee Hearst”™s network of media companiesÂ in Connecticut, including four daily newspapers ”” Connecticut PostÂ inÂ Bridgeport,Â The News-TimesÂ in Danbury,Â The AdvocateÂ in Stamford andÂ Greenwich Time ”” as well as five weekly newspapers and nine websites inÂ southwestern Connecticut.

Barbetta has served since 2012 as senior vice president of circulation for Hearst Newspapers, a role he will continue toÂ hold.

Prior to joining Hearst, Barbetta served as senior vice president of operations and logistics forÂ CBA Industries, where heÂ was responsible for the packaging, production and distribution of advertising inserts to 12 million homes weekly. From 2004Â to 2009, he held the role of vice president of circulation, operations and transportation forÂ NewsdayÂ Inc. Earlier in hisÂ career, he worked forÂ The Baltimore SunÂ andÂ USA Today.