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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPeople has a new top editor: Liz Vaccariello, formerly editor in chief of Real Simple magazine, is taking over the reins of the entertainment and human interest title.Vaccariello takes over for Dan Wakeford, who is leaving after three years as EIC.The change at the top of People’s masthead comes after Meredith’s magazine group was acquired by IAC’s Dotdash in a $2.7 billion deal. Earlier this month, the resulting Dotdash Meredith shuttered print editions of six magazines, including InStyle and EW, and laid off about 200 employees.Dotdash Meredith also announced the promotion of Zoë Ruderman to VP and GM of People’s digital operations.

(CNN)Like the rest of us, People magazine's Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford has been working remotely -- and that means putting together the magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue with his team virtually, while a politically divided nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. All of which Wakeford factored in when choosing this year's cover star, Michael B.