Better Government Association appoints Warmbir investigations editor
The following excerpt was sent out: Steve Warmbir, former interim editor in chief of the Chicago Sun-Times, is joining the Better Government Association as its investigations editor, the BGA announced today. Warmbir has more than two decades of experience reporting and editing some of the most high-impact investigations in the storied history of Chicago journalism. […]
Avery to cover state government and politics for the Review-Journal
Taylor R. Avery has joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as NV state capital bureau reporter to cover state government and politics. Recently, she was an intern at the Chicago Sun-Times, where she wrote in-depth enterprise news articles on Illinois governments. She also interned at USA Today, Nevada News Alliance, Reno Gazette-Journal and Los Angeles […]
Chicago Sun-Times taps Kho as executive editor
The Chicago Sun-Times has appointed Jennifer Kho executive editor, making her the first woman and the first person of color to lead the newsroom. Kho formerly served as managing editor of HuffPost and the Guardian U.S. Some text from the site reads: “I couldn’t be more excited to join the historic Chicago Sun-Times at this […]
Washington to write column for Chicago Tribune
Laura Washington, one of Chicago’s most prominent political commentators, is leaving the Chicago Sun-Times after over 20 years to write a weekly column for the Chicago Tribune’s opinion section. In her new role, she will continue as political analyst for ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. She formerly served as editor and publisher of the Chicago Reporter. Washington […]
Hinton swaps Sun-Times for BGA
Rachel Hinton, chief political reporter at Chicago Sun-Times will be leaving to join Better Government Association. Hinton has been with the Sun-Times since 2017, joining as a metro intern. She then served as a staff reporter. She has also worked freelance and has interned at the Chicago Reader and The Enterprise. Hinton has a B.A. […]
Sun-Times editorial page editor McNamee to retire
Tom McNamee, editorial page editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, will be retiring in mid-October. McNamee has been with the paper for four decades, serving in various roles, including general assignment reporter, health reporter, morning assignment editor and Sunday editor. He also served as a columnist, writing “The Chicago Way,” a weekly, full-page, reporting-based column that […]
Sun-Times editor Fusco departs for California news startup
Chris Fusco, the veteran Chicago journalist, will be leaving the Sun-Times to help launch a news startup in central California, “Lookout Santa Cruz.” Fusco will serve as founding executive editor of the new venture. The startup is expected to launch this fall as the first of a network of local news and information sites. In […]
Business Insider hires Sfondeles as politics correspondent
Tina Sfondeles will be joining the Business Insider D.C. bureau as a politics correspondent covering the Joe Biden campaign. Previously, Sfondeles has been with the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 12 years, joining the company as a transportation/breaking news reporter. She then held the post of general assignment reporter/political reporter and most recently holds the […]
Chicago Sun-Times expands team with two new hires
Elvia Malagón and Brett Chase will be joining the Chicago Sun-Times within the next week as part of the Chicago Community Trust grant. Currently, Malagón is a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune. Previously, she was a staff writer for The Times of Northwest Indiana. She also worked as a crime reporter at The […]
News publishers that do it right in 2020
Editor and Publisher has compiled it’s 2020 list of news publishers that are doing exciting things at their companies. Arizona Republic Phoenix, Ariz. As more newspapers incorporate new media into their storytelling, the Arizona Republic took a slightly different approach. “Think about new media first rather than as an addition,” said Josh Susong, director of […]
