Allbritton Journalism Institute hires two reporters

The Allbritton Journalism Institute has tapped Jasmine Wright and Haley Byrd Wilt to serve as reporters. Wright will join from CNN, where for more than five years she held posts including campaign embed for politics and White House reporter. At PBS NewsHour she held the posts of desk assistant, production assistant for politics and reporter/producer on the […]

Allbritton Journalism Institute hires Roarty as reporter

Alex Roarty has joined the Allbritton Journalism Institute as a reporter for the institute’s non-profit newsroom set to launch later this year. Roarty brings more than a decade of experience covering Washington politics and campaigns to the newsroom. Recently, he was a politics writer and White House correspondent at McClatchy. There, he covered the Democratic […]

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 […]

Messenger reporter Severns departs for new opportunity

Maggie Severns will join the Allbritton Journalism Institute as a reporter and mentor to train the next generation of journalists. Recently, she was a reporter at The Messenger. Previously, Severns reported for The Grid and Politico, where she worked for eight years. Severns graduated from Dartmouth College. Be sure to congratulate Severns on Twitter.