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The Cision Media Research Team maintains a database of more than 1.6 million records, including social influencers, traditional media contacts, outlets, and opportunities. Here is a sampling of recent media moves. Follow the team at @Media_Moves.

AP: Julie Pace has been named senior vice president and executive editor of the Associated Press. In her new role, she leads AP’s global news operations and oversees news content in all formats from journalists based in 250 locations in 100 countries. Pace joined AP in 2007 as a video producer, and most recently spent four years as assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief directing multiformat coverage of U.S. politics and elections, national security, and domestic policy.

Forbes: Forbes has tapped Marisa Dellatto as a news desk reporter covering breaking news, arts, and entertainment. She comes to Forbes from the New York Post, where she had served as an editorial assistant and features reporter. Prior to that, Dellatto spent a year at Boston Globe Media as a lifestyle co-op for Boston.com.

The Information: Jillian Goodman is the new opinion editor at The Information. She was most recently the deputy editor at Bloomberg Green and oversaw its climate change coverage. Before that, Goodman was the politics editor of the Etc. section at Businessweek, an associate editor at Fast Company, and an online producer at New York Magazine.

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