Why HuffPost’s cutting of energy coverage hurts society
Alexander Kaufman, a former Huffington Post energy reporter, spoke with Melanie Ehrenkranz of “Laid Off” about the publication’s decision to end its energy coverage. Here is an excerpt: You posted that HuffPost is ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change. What are the implications of that in newsrooms? On the public? While I understand the […]
HuffPost reporter Nicholson among the layoffs
HuffPost reporter Jonathan Nicholson was among the layoffs on Thursday and is now looking for a job to cover economic policy. He has been covering Congress and campaigns. Previously, he was a Congressional reporter, working on a contractual basis at MarketWatch. Before that, he was deputy team leader and assistant managing editor at Bloomberg Government. He reported for […]
HuffPost energy reporter Kaufman departs
Alexander Kaufman, a senior reporter covering energy and climate change at HuffPost, based in New York, is leaving via a buyout. A two-time winner of the SEAL Environmental Journalism Award and a 2024 recipient of the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award, he has filed stories from the Arctic and the Amazon, Europe and East Asia. […]
Finley to host BuzzFeed’s new culture and entertainment podcast
The following was sent out from mediapost.com: BuzzFeed is partnering with podcast company Acast to debut a new weekly series titled I Know That’s Right. The new podcast is hosted by HuffPost’s senior culture reporter Taryn Finley, and is presented by HuffPost. Each week, Finley will explore conversations on culture and entertainment that have hit the […]
McAlpine becomes senior lifestyle and entertainment editor at HuffPost
Dayna McAlpine, a lifestyle editor at HuffPost, has been appointed senior lifestyle and entertainment editor. She joined in September 2022 as a lifestyle trends reporter. McAlpine wrote on X/Twitter: “Entertainment, celeb and TV PRs, please send me your news – dayna.mcalpine@huffpost.com.” Previously, she worked as a trends editor for Edinburgh Live and Glasgow Live at […]
HuffPost lifestyle reporter Katsha goes freelance
Habiba Katsha, a lifestyle reporter at HuffPost. has left to go freelance. She is interested in covering race, gender, fashion and beauty, internet and influencer culture. Katsha is also interested in receiving commissions on Black History Month. She joined in July 2021 as a junior reporter. Previously, she freelanced for various outlets, including The Independent […]
Sun on Sunday hires Sleigh as political correspondent
The Sun on Sunday has tapped Sophia Sleigh to serve as a political correspondent. Recently, she was a deputy political editor at HuffPost UK. She begins July 18. Previously, Sleigh worked as a political commentator and newspaper reviewer at GB News. She also was a newspaper reviewer at Times Radio. In three-plus years at the […]
HuffPost hires Petersen as news editor for national and politics
Lilli Petersen has joined HuffPost as news editor for national and politics. Recently, she was an editor on the breaking news team at BuzzFeed News. Before that, Petersen was a senior news editor at Elite Daily, where she managed a team of staff reporters, freelancers and junior editors covering national news and politics for a […]
HuffPost promotes Robillard to senior politics editor
HuffPost has promoted Kevin Robillard to senior politics editor. Recently, he served as a senior political reporter. Robillard joined HuffPost in April 2018 from Politico, where he worked for seven years, first covering transportation and then campaigns. He also reported for TBD.com and interned at Newsweek, PolitiFact and Congressional Quarterly. Robillard has a B.A. from […]
HuffPost hires Mitchell as associate breaking news reporter
Taiyler Mitchell has joined HuffPost as an associate breaking news reporter. Recently, she was a junior reporter at Insider, where she covered breaking news on beats including social and criminal justice. Mitchell joined Insider in June 2021 as an L.A. news fellow. She interned at communications agency ID. Mitchell has a bachelor’s degree from Dillard […]
