Tillman swaps BuzzFeed for Bloomberg
Zoe Tillman will join Bloomberg’s legal team to cover courts, the intersection of law and politics and to explore the reach of judicial power. Recently, she was a senior reporter at Buzzfeed News, where she covered the same beat. She reported for the National Law Journal/Legal Times and The Gazette, where she covered Upper Marlboro […]
Wall takes on new role at BuzzFeed News
Brandon Wall, news curation director at BuzzFeed News, will move into the newly created position of director of newsroom strategy and experiments. As he Tweets: “I’ll be at the intersection of editorial and analytics, translating data and my knowhow of the BFN identity to help inform decisions across the newsroom.” Wall has been with BuzzFeed […]
Investigative reporter Leopold swaps BuzzFeed for Bloomberg
Jason Leopold has joined Bloomberg’s investigations team. Recently, he was a senior investigative reporter at BuzzFeed News. He worked as an investigative reporter and then as a senior investigative reporter at Vice. He has also worked as an investigative journalist, having contributed to Al Jazeera America, Al Jazeera English and The Guardian. He formerly reported […]
Rajagopalan joins the NY Times investigations team in London
The New York Times has hired Megha Rajagopalan as an investigative correspondent. Recently, she was a senior correspondent at BuzzFeed News, where she shared a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. There, she served as China bureau chief and Asia correspondent. Before that, she was a political correspondent at Reuters. Formerly, she was a Fulbright fellow […]
Semafor taps Goba as political reporter
Kadia Goba will join global news start-up Semafor as a political reporter. Recently, she served as a national politics reporter at BuzzFeed News. She was a congressional reporter at Axios and previously worked at BuzzFeed as a congressional reporter and White House reporter. She was a politics reporter at Bklyner and has interned at Newsday […]
Investigative data reporter Pham takes buyout from BuzzFeed
Scott Pham, data reporter at BuzzFeed News, has decided to take a buyout from BuzzFeed News. His last day is July 1. His Twitter announcement reads, “A lot of amazing journalists are also leaving right now. Yet, some extremely talented people are staying. It’s hard to mourn for the BF that’s gone while rooting for […]
BuzzFeed News names Waclawiak EIC
BuzzFeed News has tapped Karolina Waclawiak as editor in chief, making her the first woman to hold the post for the news organization. Waclawiak brings more than 14 years of editorial experience to the newsroom. Recently, she served as executive editor, culture and director of news development for BuzzFeed Studios. She also has experience in […]
Boston Globe hires Villa as national political reporter
Lissandra Villa will join The Boston Globe’s D.C. bureau as a national political reporter, covering the midterms. She was a national politics reporter at BuzzFeed and previously a staff writer at Time. She also interned at NPR, Time Magazine, The Des Moines Register and The Gazette Company. Villa graduated from Iowa State University with a […]
BuzzFeed News tech reporter Dixit moves to Silicon Valley
Pranav Dixit, a technology reporter covering the intersection of technology and culture in India, will move to Silicon Valley. He is also a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. He was also executive editor of FactorDaily, a media startup in India. He was a technology editor at the Hindustan Times and an evening editor, Gizmodo. He […]
Blake to join the New Yorker as contributing writer
Heidi Blake will join The New Yorker as a contributing writer. Currently, she is a senior investigative reporter at BuzzFeed News, where she has worked for more than seven years. At BuzzFeed, Blake served as global investigations editor and U.K. investigations editor. She has also worked as deputy editor – insight investigations team and assistant […]
