Mel Hopkins

From The Hollywood Reporter: Ebony Media Operations has signed on with the largest talent agency, WME (William Morris Endeavor), for what appears to be a client/agent relationship. 

In the partnership, Ebony/Jet is looking "to expand its current print and digital footprint, enhance the brand and utilize  the magazine's over 70 years of archival content." 

Richard Prince's Journal-isms reports that Ebony Media Operations executives have also let go their top editors which comes right on the heels of freelance writers shaming the 70-year old African-American Lifestyle Magazine for nonpayment using the hashtag #ebonyowes on the social networking site "Twitter". 

With this new deal with WME, not only will Ebony have access to A-list celebrities, sporting, corporate events, et al they may be in a better position to pay their writers.  But at what cost to its editorial integrity?