SheKnows Media Welcomes MSNBC’s Joy Reid as the Newest Addition to Its Mainstage Speaker Lineup at #BlogHer17

Reid Joins Luvvie Ajayi and Janet Mock in Appearing at the Leading
Conference for Women Content Creators, Taking Place June 22-24 in Orlando

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SheKnows
Media, a leading women’s media company that averages 70 million
unique visitors per month (comScore) and reaches 318 million social
media fans, welcomes MSNBC’s Joy Reid to the mainstage at #BlogHer17,
a premier conference for women content creators that attracts more than
2,500 women bloggers, vloggers, writers, social media influencers,
entrepreneurs, industry luminaries, brand executives and thought leaders
each year.

Reid is a political analyst for MSNBC where she hosts “AM Joy”
(weekends, 10-12pmET), which brings viewers in-depth interviews with
leading newsmakers, perspective on the critical political stories
shaping the election season and beyond, plus compelling discussions with
America’s preeminent political minds. “AM Joy,” which launched in May,
delivered MSNBC’s biggest total viewer audience in the time period ever
for 2016. She is also the co-author of We Are the Change We Seek: The
Speeches of Barack Obama and author of the book Fracture: Barack
Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide (2015), and a columnist
for The Daily Beast. Previously, she hosted “The Reid Report,” a
daily program that offered Reid’s distinctive analysis and insight into
the day’s news, and served as managing editor of theGrio.com, a daily
online news and opinion platform devoted to delivering stories and
perspectives that reflect and affect African-American audiences.

At #BlogHer17, produced by SheKnows Media and taking place June 22-24 in
Orlando, Reid will be part of a keynote conversation on the importance,
impact and influence of media, especially women’s voices in media, in
today’s challenging environment.

“BlogHer brings together powerful voices, and I’m thrilled to join these
inspirational women who are industry trailblazers,” said Reid.

Reid joins a growing lineup of premier speakers and presenters at
#BlogHer17, including: Janet Mock, New York Times
bestselling author of Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood,
Identity, Love & So Much More and former host of MSNBC’s “So
POPular!” series, who will emcee the Voices of the Year celebration at
the conference; and Luvvie Ajayi, New York Times
bestselling author of “I’M JUDGING YOU: The Do-Better Manual” and
creator of the popular blog Awesomely Luvvie, who will be featured in a
fireside chat.

“Joy is a highly influential and well-respected political commentator
and correspondent whose strong voice and impressive body of work make
her an excellent fit to lead a discussion about the impact media has on
our society,” said Samantha Skey, President and Chief Revenue
Officer, SheKnows Media. “This topic is incredibly important to our
passionate community of women content creators and social influencers,
and we could not be more thrilled to welcome Joy to the mainstage at
#BlogHer17.”

To register for or learn more about #BlogHer17, click here.
Early Bird pricing for tickets ends on February 28, 2017. More
information about SheKnows Media can be found at www.sheknowsmedia.com.

About SheKnows Media

SheKnows
Media is a top women’s lifestyle digital media company that averages
more than 70 million unique visitors per month (comScore) and reaches
318 million social media fans and followers. The company operates a
family of leading media properties that include SheKnows.com,
BlogHer.com,
STYLECASTER.com
and HelloFlo.com.
SheKnows Media also organizes the conference #BlogHer17,
the largest annual celebration of women online content creators, social
media influencers and brand executives, taking place in Orlando, June
22-24, 2017. With a mission of women inspiring women, SheKnows Media is
revolutionizing the publishing industry by forging a new kind of model
that seamlessly integrates users, editors and content creators onto a
single platform designed to empower all women to discover, share and
create. Whether it’s parenting or pop culture, fashion or food, DIY or
décor, our award-winning editorial team, Experts, bloggers and social
media influencers produce authentic and on-trend content every day. We
dig deep to learn what makes our audience tick, revealing unexpected
insights on women and digital media. Our robust, end-to-end suite of
premium branded content and influencer marketing solutions generate
nearly 1 billion ad impressions per month (sources: DFP), allowing
brands to distribute authentic content and integrated advertising at
scale.

SheKnows Media is based in New York and Scottsdale, Ariz., with offices
in Los Angeles and Chicago. We also operate internationally in Canada,
Australia and the United Kingdom.

Contacts

SheKnows Media
Jenni Ottum, 480-231-4887
Public Relations
Director
Jenni.Ottum@SheKnows.com