Vivian Schiller Is Twitter's First Head Of News

Twitter Names A Head Of News
Vivian Schiller, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio Inc., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. This year's conference is titled 'Shaping the Future.' Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Vivian Schiller, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio Inc., speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. This year's conference is titled 'Shaping the Future.' Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In a bid to reinforce Twitter's mutually beneficial relationships with the news industry, the social networking giant on Thursday appointed Vivian Schiller to a newly created position, head of news and journalism partnerships.

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