{
  "id": 703064,
  "title": "Walt Disney Studios Promotes Melissa Stone to Publicity Chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/walt-disney-studios-promotes-melissa-stone-to-publicity-chief",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/disney-studio-publicity-melissa-stone-1236833281/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Melissa Stone has been named senior VP of publicity for the Walt Disney Studios. She will lead the publicity team and oversee the PR strategy across theatrical, including Disney Live Action, Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, as well as Disney+ streaming series. Stone will report to Martha Morrison, the president […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Walt Disney Studios Promotes Melissa Stone To SVP Publicity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/walt-disney-studios-promotes-melissa-stone-to-svp-publicity",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Melissa Stone Named Senior VP of Publicity for Walt Disney Studios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/melissa-stone-named-senior-vp-of-publicity-for-walt-disney-studios",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Melissa Stone Named SVP of Publicity at Walt Disney Studios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/melissa-stone-named-svp-of-publicity-at-walt-disney-studios",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}