Chicago Sun-Times hires Miller as general assignment reporter
Violet Miller, a freelance city desk reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times will join the newsroom as a general assignment reporter. Previously, Miller worked as a breaking news correspondent at the Daily Herald Media Group in Illinois. She also interned at the Chicago Sun-Times. In addition, she held the posts of news and arts writer, assistant […]
Chicago Sun-Times hires Thompson as features writer
Erica Thompson will join the Chicago Sun-Times as a features writer. Since November 2022, she has held the post of features editor at the Columbus Dispatch. Thompson joined the Dispatch newsroom in July 2019 as a features reporter and then transitioned to the role of Ohio regional business reporter. She freelanced for various outlets, including […]
CBS News bolsters campaign coverage with six additions
The following excerpt was sent out from CBS News: CBS News announced additions to its political unit today, including Nidia Cavazos, Shawna Mizelle, Allison Novelo, Olivia Rinaldi, Jake Rosen and Taurean Small as 2024 campaign reporters, while expanding roles for CBS News’ Camilo Montoya-Galvez, Aaron Navarro, Zak Hudak and Cristina Corujo as key members of […]
Sun-Times guild, Chicago Public Media reach tentative negotiations
The following was sent out from chicagobusiness.com: The Chicago Sun-Times Guild has reached a tentative contract agreement with Chicago Public Media, according to Sun-Times reporter and guild co-Chair Nader Issa. Issa declined to disclose terms but said more details would be given after a ratification vote takes place next week. The union members, represented by […]
Chicago Sun-Times seeks a features reporter
We are seeking a Profile Reporter to join our growing newsroom. The Profile Reporter will ideate, report and write exciting stories on essential figures who died and some living figures with ties to the Chicago area. The ideal candidate will be someone who has strong research and interviewing skills. We are looking for a writer […]
Chicago Sun-Times names Newbart managing editor
The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher on appointments made by the Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Newbart was named managing editor, news. Newbart has been with the Sun-Times for the past five years, serving as the interim managing editor for the last 11 months and previously as the deputy managing editor, news and city […]
Sun-Times appoints Jakola editorial director
Kaitlyn Jakola has joined the Chicago Sun-Times as editorial director for strategy and operations. Recently, she was a managing editor at nonprofit news outlet The Trace. Jakola taught at New York University and served as managing editor at Gizmodo. She also held the post of assistant managing editor at Insider. She worked as a copy […]
Chicago Sun-Times seeks a business editor
We seek an innovative leader who can guide local business, work, and money coverage in one of America’s most exciting and diverse metropolitan areas. The Business Editor would guide the day-to-day coverage of a small team and plan and coordinate coverage across our digital, print, and wire editions. The ideal candidate will take a creative, […]
Chicago Public Media finishes acquisition of Chicago Sun-Times
The following excerpt was sent out by chicagobusiness.com: Chicago Public Media closed its acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times today. The organization has raised $61 million to finance the no-cash deal and invest in the newspaper. The Sun-Times will operate as a nonprofit and subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, the parent company of Chicago’s NPR station […]
Chicago Sun-Times CEO Wright departs
The following excerpt was sent out from chicagobusiness.com: Chicago Sun-Times CEO Nykia Wright announced today that she has left the newspaper after five years with the organization. The move comes just a day before the one-year anniversary of the Chicago Public Media acquisition of the legacy newspaper. No reason was given in the statement announcing her departure […]
