This week’s ticker tackles movement in top positions as Washington Week names Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, as its new moderator. Mark Albert, chief national investigative journalist at Hearst Television has also left. In other news, Utah’s Daily Herald celebrates its 150th birthday.
Washington Week’s new moderator… Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, is the new moderator of Washington Week. He will begin on Aug. 11. As per reports, “The Atlantic will join NewsHour and WETA as an editorial partner on the show, to be rebranded as Washington Week with The Atlantic.” During his time, The Atlantic has won Pulitzer Prizes in each of the past three years. He joined the magazine in 2007. He is a regular guest on NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN and NPR programs. He also worked as a Middle East correspondent and Washington correspondent for The New Yorker. He has also worked at The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine and The Washington Post. Goldberg is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for reporting, the Daniel Pearl Award for reporting, the Overseas Press Club Award for human-rights reporting, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Prize for best investigative reporting.
Hearst bids farewell to Albert… Mark Albert, chief national investigative journalist at Hearst Television, has left. He wrote on Twitter, “This week I depart Hearst Television a little more than five years after launching and leading its first national investigative unit. I’m incredibly proud of this honorable and fulfilling effort, the accountability and original investigative journalism we did, and the recognition from our peers across the industry—including the media outlets who quoted our exclusives. Thanks to my colleagues who supported us and cheered us on as we innovated and collaborated across platforms and with other newsrooms. And finally, immense gratitude to our viewers, listeners, and readers. We seek the truth for you. Now, it’s time to explore and write a new chapter in my career.” Albert served as editor-in-chief of The Voyage Report, an online newsroom covering travel and transportation issues and freelanced for CBS and its station in Washington, D.C. Reach out to Albert via Twitter or LinkedIn.
Happy birthday to Utah’s Daily Herald… Heraldextra.com reports, “It is not often a newspaper, or any business for that matter, can celebrate 150 years of consecutive service to its community, but now the Daily Herald can. The paper, then known as the Daily Times, was first published Aug. 1, 1873, and was the first paper in Provo, a part of the Utah Territory. ‘Through all the diversity that newspapers have gone through over the past years, the Daily Herald has continued to cover the news of Provo and Utah County with professionalism and with great effort to keep our communities informed and entertained. We are proud, after 150 years, to still be a part of this thriving community,’ said Jim Konig, publisher. ‘The Daily Herald team is as dedicated as ever in our mission to provide quality journalism and portray all aspects of lives in Utah County moving into the future,’ said Harrison Epstein, Herald community editor. ‘It’s an incredible legacy and we seek to serve the current and future population of the valley.’” Read more here.
New Statesman appoints Bailey assistant editor/writer… Pippa Bailey has been tapped to serve as an assistant editor and writer at The New Statesman, moving on from her current post of managing editor, production. She joined in January 2019 as deputy head of production and also served as chief sub-editor. She worked as a junior sub-editor and sub-editor at the Mail on Sunday and wrote for The Independent and the Evening Standard. Bailey has a B.A. from the University of Leeds and a master’s degree from Goldsmiths College, U. of London.
Tulsa’s ABC station has a new meteorologist… Tulsa’s ABC station KTUL-TV Ch. 8 has named Joie Bettenhausen morning meteorologist. Recently, she was a meteorologist at KWWL-TV Ch. 7, an NBC affiliate in Waterloo, Iowa. Previously, Bettenhausen was a weekend meteorologist/MMJ at KSNF-TV Ch. 16, an NBC affiliate in Joplin, Mo. She interned at Chicago-based independent TV station WGN-TV Ch. 9 and CBA station WCIA-TV Ch. 3 in Champaign, Ill. Bettenhausen graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana.
Denver’s ABC station hires a senior news director… Denver’s ABC station KMGH-TV Ch. 7 has appointed Megan Jurgemeyer as senior director of news. Jurgemeyer moves over from Denver’s NBC station KUSA-TV Ch. 9, where she held the posts of senior weekend producer, content producer, managing editor and news director. Jurgemeyer has a bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a master’s degree from Arizona State University. You can congratulate Jurgemeyer via Twitter.
Williams becomes Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism fellow… Emma Williams, assistant audience and engagement editor at The Atlantic, is now a Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism fellow at Poynter Institute. Previously, she was an audience and engagement fellow at The Texas Tribune and interned at KUT Public Media and Austin Monthly Magazine. Williams has a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where she worked at the student newspaper The Daily Texan. You can connect with Williams via Twitter.
Reporter Destra leaves City & State… Shantel Destra, a state politics reporter at City & State New York, wrote on Twitter, “I am SO grateful to have worked with such a dedicated and remarkable team. THANK YOU for your endless support. I will miss you all dearly. I’m excited for what’s to come. (More to come soon).” Destra has interned at The City and City & State and was a fellow at Politico’s Journalism Institute. She also wrote at iHeartMedia. Destra has a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Reach out to Destra via Twitter or LinkedIn.
Noriega becomes a correspondent for NBC/MSNBC… David Noriega will join NBC News and MSNBC as a national correspondent to report across both the networks’ platforms, based in Los Angeles. Recently, he was at Vice, where he covered criminal justice, organized extremism, labor issues and migration across the Americas, North Africa, and Europe. He also reported for BuzzFeed and El Nuevo Herald/The Miami Herald. Noriega is an Emmy-nominated journalist and has won awards from The New York Press Club, The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and The French-American Foundation. Be sure to congratulate Noriega on Twitter.
Daily Beast’s political appointment… The Daily Beast has promoted Sam Brodey to deputy politics editor from his recent post as a congressional correspondent. Brodey has been with The Daily Beast for more than four years. Before that, he served as a Washington correspondent at MinnPost.com and was an editorial fellow at Mother Jones. He also blogged for PolicyMic, and interned at Slate Magazine and LAist. Brodey has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania
Fuller Project makes an investigative hire… Nonprofit newsroom The Fuller Project has hired Hanisha Harjani as an investigative reporter. Harjani joins from KALW-FM 91.7, an educational radio station serving the San Francisco Bay Area, where she worked as a producer and interim newsroom operations manager. Harjani has a bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute in New York and a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Tang joins The Guardian as lifestyle and wellness editor…The Guardian U.S. has hired Estelle Tang as a lifestyle and wellness editor. Recently, she was the deputy culture editor at BuzzFeed News. Tang was a senior culture editor at both Vogue and ELLE Magazine and freelanced for The New Yorker.com, The Guardian, Jezebel, Pitchfork and Deadspin. Tang has a B.A. from the University of Melbourne. You can congratulate Tang on Twitter.
Hennigan swaps Time for the NY Times… W.J. “Bill” Hennigan will join The New York Times Opinion this month as a lead writer. He joins from Time Magazine, where he served as a national security correspondent. He has worked at The Los Angeles Times for more than eight years, where he held the posts of aerospace and defense writer and Pentagon correspondent. In 2021, he received the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense and was part of a reporting team that received the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He was also honored with the Associated Press Media Editors Award for international perspective and the National Press Club’s Michael A. Dornheim Award. Hennigan graduated from Arizona State University.
GB News nabs Express’ Sheldon… GB News has tapped Jessica Sheldon to serve as a digital finance editor. Recently, she was a personal finance editor at Express.co.uk. Sheldon joined the Reach plc title in December 2017 as a showbiz reporter. Since then, she has also served as a lifestyle reporter, personal finance reporter and senior personal finance reporter. She has reported for Press Association, Archant, Yorkshire Post and Trinity Mirror. She also wrote for The Tab. Sheldon has a B.A. from Newcastle University and is an NCTJ-certified journalist.
A new media and events company launches… Digital Frontier has named Andrew Rummer editor-in-chief. Digital Frontier is a London-based media and events company that produces deeply reported stories on the future of business, finance and culture. Rummer joins from The Block, where he recently served as executive editor. He worked at Bloomberg for more than nine years, holding the posts of editor, European stocks team leader and managing editor. Rummer graduated from the University of Oxford.
Fresnoland’s labor and economy reporter… Julianna Morano will join Fresnoland as a labor and economy reporter from The Fresno Bee, where she served as an early and K-12 education reporter. Previously, Morano interned at The Virginian-Pilot and The Dallas Morning News. She has worked as a daily arts writer, revenue strategist, managing arts editor, daily staff reporter and associate news editor at The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan’s student newspaper. You can congratulate Morano via Twitter.
Karpatkin of Consumer Reports passes away… Rhoda Karpatkin, who doubled subscriptions at Consumer Reports during her time, died at 93 from brain cancer. Sam Roberts of the New York Times wrote, “Ms. Karpatkin, a New York lawyer and civil rights advocate, had served for 16 years as the nonprofit organization’s counsel when she was selected in 1974 as executive director, the first woman to hold that position. ‘Rhoda led CR to become the trusted name and consumer champion we are today,’ Marta L. Tellado, the president and chief executive of Consumer Reports, said in a statement. “Under her leadership, subscriptions to the magazine, which accepts no paid advertising, more than doubled, to 4.3 million, and in 2000, the organization created what was then the largest pay website, with 350,000 subscribers.” Read more here.
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