Inverse.com hires Liao as deputy gaming editor
Shannon Liao has joined Inverse.com as deputy gaming editor. Recently, she was a staff writer at The Washington Post, where she covered the business, tech and culture of video games. Liao freelanced for The New York Times, The Verge and Vice. She also recorded podcasts for the Scientific American. She wrote for CNN Business and […]
FT’s Ellingham goes freelance
Miles Ellingham, an editorial assistant at the Financial Times, has left to go freelance. He wrote on X/Twitter: “After two years @FT I’ve decided to go freelance and pursue writing. If you’re looking for stories/features, please get in touch (gmail address in bio). I’ll miss my colleagues but I’m proud of the pieces I’ve produced […]
Vox makes two new hires
The following excerpt was sent out from Vox: Today, Vox announced that Pulitzer Prize finalist Abdallah Fayyad is joining Vox as a correspondent on the policy team, and Jorge Just will join Vox as editorial director of audio. In his new role, Fayyad will examine the impact of domestic and social policies past, present, and future, including reporting on […]
AP taps Mureithi to serve as Africa climate correspondent
Carlos Mureithi has joined The Associated Press as an Africa climate correspondent, based in Nairobi. Recently, Mureithi served as Africa correspondent at The Christian Science Monitor, where he covered refugees fleeing South Sudan. Previously, he was an East Africa editor at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and worked as East Africa correspondent at […]
Washington’s Fox station names Graddick mornings co-anchor
Washington’s Fox TV station WTTG-TV Ch. 5 has hired Stephen Graddick as mornings co-anchor. Recently, he worked as a news anchor and national correspondent at Scripps News. Previously, Graddick was a media production coordinator at the Food Network in New York, and worked as an associate producer and talent coordinator at HBO. He has also […]
McBride swaps Washington’s CBS affiliate for Newsmax
[Editor’s note: Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Newsmax over the right-wing network’s airing of 2020 election lies is scheduled to go to trial in late September 2024.] Sharla McBride has joined Newsmax as co-host of “Wake Up America.” Since March 2020, she has been a sports and news anchor at WUSA-TV Ch. […]
Simmons joins DailyMail.com as health and wellness editor
The Daily Mail US has tapped Eve Simmons to serve as health and wellness editor. At Mail on Sunday, Simmons worked as deputy health editor. She also launched its first health podcast “Medical Minefield” and served as a health reporter. At News UK, she launched and edited its Snapchat channel in the role of deputy […]
NY Times promotes Cameron to national politics reporter
Chris Cameron, a news assistant at The New York Times, has been upped to serve as national politics reporter covering breaking news. In four-plus years at the Times, Cameron has pitched on almost every beat, and for the National, International and Politics desks. He has also worked on weekends for Express. In August, 2022, he […]
Politico to launch Berlin Playbook, Repinski to lead
The following was sent out from Politico: POLITICO today announced plans to launch its flagship product, Playbook, in Berlin early in 2024, in German. Gordon Repinski will lead POLITICO’s Berlin Playbook team, Cecil von Busse will serve as General Manager of POLITICO in Germany. “As the largest economy in Europe and a political heavyweight in […]
Newsweek hires Dunn as pop culture and entertainment reporter
Billie Schwab Dunn has joined Newsweek in London as a pop culture and entertainment reporter. Recently, Dunn was at Reach plc, where she served as a features writer for The Daily Star, and then as a lifestyle writer for the Mirror. Prior to joining Reach, she freelanced for News UK. She also freelanced for POPSUGAR, […]
