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  "id": 704072,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/walt-disney-studios-melissa-stone-1237032276/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran publicist Melissa Stone has been raised to SVP, Publicity at The Walt Disney Studios. Stone was previously, VP of Publicity at Walt Disney Studios. In her new position, Stone will lead publicity and oversee the global PR strategy for the studio’s production labels Disney Live Action, Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, as well as Disney+. […]",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Melissa Stone Named Senior VP of Publicity for Walt Disney Studios",
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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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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "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."
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