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BuzzFeed taps Petersen to serve as news editor

Lilli Petersen

Lilli Petersen has joined BuzzFeed as an editor on the breaking news team. Recently, she was a senior news editor at Elite Daily, where she managed a team of staff reporters, freelancers and junior editors covering national news and politics for a millennial/Gen Z audience.

During more than five years with Elite Daily, Petersen held the posts of night news editor and news editor.

She was a staff news writer at Refinery29.

Petersen has a B.A. from CUNY City College.

Be sure to congratulate Petersen on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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