CNN appoints Marquardt chief national security correspondent

CNN has promoted Alex Marquardt to chief national security correspondent for CNN Worldwide, based in Washington, D.C. Marquardt joined the network in May 2017 as senior national security correspondent, and has helped lead domestic and international breaking news coverage. Previously, he worked at CNN from November 2007 to January 2009 as an embed reporter. After […]

Pennsylvania paper hires Jones as Hanover reporter

Gannet-owned Pennsylvania-based newspaper The Hanover Evening Sun has hired Harrison Jones as a reporter. Read on below an excerpt of him as he introduces himself to the community: “Howdy! “I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself to the Hanover community, though, if you’ve been a reader of The Evening Sun at any point […]

The Independent hires Middleton as senior reporter

Joe Middleton has joined The Independent as a senior reporter. He wrote on X/Twitter: “Please get in touch with things you think we should be covering, story ideas, or if you fancy catching up with a coffee.” Since October 2020, Middleton had been freelancing. Before that, he was a news reporter at MailOnline, where he […]

NPR CEO Lansing announces retirement

The following excerpt was sent out from NPR: NPR chief executive John Lansing says he intends to retire at the end of 2023. His four-year tenure will be defined by his handling of the extreme challenges of the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and headwinds in the podcasting industry that led to severe layoffs. “I haven’t […]

Georgia nonprofit hires Kemp as accountability reporter

The Current, a Georgia-based investigative nonprofit news outlet, has tapped Robin Kemp to serve as an accountability reporter. Kemp brings more than three decades of experience to the newsroom. She is founder, CEO and executive editor of Georgia nonprofit The Clayton Crescent, through which she provided independent accountability news for her neighbors. She has worked […]

Allbritton Journalism Institute makes two new hires

The Allbritton Journalism Institute has hired Tara Golshan as a senior editor and Byron Tau as a reporter for the institute’s non-profit publication set to launch this fall.   Golshan will join from Vanity Fair, where she helped helm business, tech and politics coverage as a senior editor for ‘The Hive’ and the magazine. She […]

Morning Brew hires Cohen as HR reporter

Mikaela Cohen has joined Morning Brew as a human resource reporter. Recently, she freelanced for CNBC, where she reported for two of the network’s special reports – Workforce Wire and Technology Executive Council. Cohen also interned at CNBC ‘Make It.’ She was one of the 21 students selected to be in the inaugural class of […]

Crypto journalist Shin’s “Unchained Podcast” comes to CoinDesk

The following was sent out from prnewswire.com: CoinDesk is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking addition to its podcast network as renowned crypto journalist Laura Shin brings her highly acclaimed Unchained Podcast to CoinDesk’s platform. Beginning today, listeners can tune in to Unchained on CoinDesk.com, with new episodes airing twice each week at 7AM ET Wed & 2 PM ET Friday. Laura Shin is one of the most […]

Politico appoints Cheslow deputy tech editor

Daniella Cheslow has joined Politico as deputy tech editor. Recently, she was a D.C. audio reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Cheslow also worked as a news reporter, Jerusalem at AFP, and covered Virginia and D.C. for NPR’s Washington station WAMU-FM 88.5. Previously, she reported on the business desk at NPR, and edited its flagship […]

Livings takes on new role at ABC News

ABC News has appointed Stephen Livings to the post of entertainment reporter for “Good Morning America.” He will begin his new role on Sept. 18. Livings joined ABC News in January 2020 as an entertainment reporter. You can connect with Livings via X/Twitter.