NY Times taps Ghorayshi on the science desk
Azeen Ghorayshi will be joining The New York Times science desk. She was previously at BuzzFeed News, where she recently served as a science editor. Before that, she has held the posts of science reporter and investigative reporter. She has also freelanced for the New Scientist, The Guardian, Newsweek, Wired UK and more. She has […]
Tamkins appointed health editor at BuzzFeed News
Theresa Tamkins has re-joined BuzzFeed News as a health editor. She held the same post at the outlet from October 2017 to February 2019. Tamkins joins from Trusted Media Brands, where she was content director – The Healthy. She has also served as executive editor and then as editor-in-chief – Health.com at Time Inc. She […]
ProPublica hires Papajohn as senior editor
ProPublica has named George Papajohn senior editor, helping edit projects from the national newsroom and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Papajohn joined from BuzzFeed News, where he was an editor, government accountability and investigations. Before that, he was an investigations editor/associate managing editor at the Chicago Tribune. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and […]
King joins BuzzFeed News as inequality editor
BuzzFeed News has hired Jamilah King as an inequality editor. She joins from Mother Jones, where she was recently host of the Mother Jones podcast, and before that served as race and justice reporter. She was also a senior staff writer at Mic. King has also held editorial roles at Colorlines.com and Wiretap Magazine. She […]
Strapagiel joins Shopify as a senior writer
Lauren Strapagiel has joined Shopify as a senior writer. Strapagiel joins from BuzzFeed News, where she has been for over 6 years, most recently serving as a senior reporter. Previously, she has held the posts of social news editor, Canada; managing editor, Canada; and breaking reporter. She was also a web producer at the National […]
BuzzFeed taps Brooks as deputy editor for politics
BuzzFeed News has tapped Ryan Brooks as deputy editor for politics. Recently, he served as a politics reporter, and before that as a politics intern. Prior to joining BuzzFeed in 2017, Brooks was at USA Today. He was also a staff writer at The Johnsonian. Brooks graduated from Winthrop University, where he has also worked.
WSJ hires Niland for social media team
Olivia Niland is joining The Wall Street Journal in the role of social media editor. Recently, she was a news curation editor at BuzzFeed News. Before that, she held the post of breaking news reporter. She was also an associate social media editor at Gizmodo Media Group, and a social media editor at Fusion Media […]
Expanded role for BuzzFeed editor Yasin
Sara Yasin, managing editor at BuzzFeed News, will now also have the inequality team reporting to her. Yasin has been with BuzzFeed for over 5 years, holding various posts, including social news reporter, lead editor for news curation, deputy director for news curation and director, news curation. She was also a social media editor at […]
MIT Tech Review hires Honan as editor in chief
MIT Technology Review announced Monday that veteran tech editor Mat Honan has been hired as its new editor in chief. He will start on Aug. 17. Honan joins from BuzzFeed News, where he and his teams have published impactful, hard-hitting journalism that asks important questions, captures attention, and has won multiple awards, including a 2021 Pulitzer Prize. In his new role, Honan will lead the editorial direction for […]
ProPublica hires BuzzFeed’s Silverman
ProPublica announced Monday that it has hired reporter Craig Silverman to cover voting, platforms, disinformation and online manipulation. He starts on May 10. Silverman comes to ProPublica from BuzzFeed News, where he held the title of media editor and produced a string of major investigative stories about misinformation, fake news and the unfettered power of […]
