Former Elle Editor Robbie Myers Lands at Shonda Rhimes’ Web SiteMyers will be taking up the reins of the still-new Shondaland web site.

[Collection]It’s been more than a year since Robbie Myers left Elle magazine, but it turns out she’s not done with the media world. Myers has been named editor in chief of Shonda Rhimes’ nascent media web site, Shondaland.com, where she will be working directly for Rhimes, a prolific and successful creator and producer of television series like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “How to Get Away With Murder,” among others. The web site also operates within Hearst Communications as part of its digital media network, so Myers is not only sticking with content publishing, but returning to the company she left not so long ago. The Shondaland web site, which shares a name with Rhimes’ production company, launched about a year ago as a newsletter for fans of Rhimes, who is a more front-facing personality than some other successful TV creators. The ethos of the site also seems to tie in with her best-selling 2016 book “Year of Yes,” with themes of living better and inspiration geared toward women, along with essays and pop-culture coverage. But Rhimes is looking for the web site to become more of a destination and an extension of her brand and has bought on Myers to lead the way. “Her commitment

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