Insider promotes Schwartz to chief national security correspondent

Mattathias Schwartz, a senior correspondent at Insider, has been tapped to serve as chief national security correspondent. Prior to joining Insider in May 2021, Schwartz as a contributing editor at Rest of World. He also contributed to The New York Times Magazine. She was a staff writer at The New Yorker and served as editor […]

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 […]

Business Insider promotes Teh to news editor

Cheryl Teh, a senior breaking news reporter at Insider has been promoted to the post of news editor, based in Singapore. She joined Insider in March 2021. Before that, Teh was a journalist at Singapore Press Holdings. She also reported for The Straits Times. Teh has a B.A. from the National University of Singapore and […]

Insider promotes Mazzeo to entertainment reporter

Esme Mazzeo, a junior entertainment reporter at Insider, has been promoted to entertainment reporter. She joined in August 2021 as a TV/entertainment fellow. Previously, Mazzeo freelanced and was a features writer at Static Media. She was a TV writer at Bustle Media Group. Mazzeo graduated from Hofstra University. Be sure to congratulate Mazzeo on Twitter.

Insider promotes Romeo to managing producer

Claudia Romeo, a senior producer at Insider, has been promoted to managing producer. She joined Insider in May 2016 as a producer. In her role as producer, Romeo pitches, shot, scripted and edited videos for Business Insider and Insider websites and social media platforms. Before that, she was a TV producer at iSportConnect in London. […]

Raw Story makes two top editorial hires

Independently-owned political news site Raw Story has named Dave Levinthal its editor in chief and Adam Nichols its executive editor. Recently, Levinthal was deputy editor at Insider, where he previously worked as a senior Washington correspondent. Before that, he was a federal politics editor, senior reporter and then served as editor at large at the […]

Chou joins WSJ as senior supervising producer

The Wall Street Journal has tapped Jess Chou to serve as a senior supervising producer. Recently, she was a supervising producer at Insider, where she oversaw video production for the Youtube formats Movies Insider, Boot Camp, What It Takes, Debunked, and How Real Is It. Before that, Chou managed teams for the pages Business Insider […]

Insider taps Keane to serve as senior lifestyle editor

Kiara Keane, a lifestyle editor at Insider, is now a senior lifestyle editor. Prior to joining Insider, she was a content editor at DMG Media. Keane was a social media manager at Harper’s Bazaar and a social media assistant at The Independent. She was an online news reporter and features reporter at OK! Magazine. She […]

Insider names Smith deputy editor on the audience team

Insider has tapped Dave Smith to serve as deputy editor on Insider’s owned & operated audience team, which includes homepage, notifications, and newsletters. Smith has been with Insider for more than eight years, previously serving as senior editor, deputy editor, senior correspondent, front page editor and host/producer. He held editorial roles at ReadWrite and International […]

Siu taking over “10 Things in Tech” newsletter at Insider

Insider has appointed Diamond Naga Siu to take over its “10 Things in Tech” newsletter. She joined Insider in 2021 as a senior tech reporter for App Ecosystem and then served as a senior tech reporter for Big Tech careers. Siu worked as a general assignment reporter, early career employee resource group co-leader, diversity committee […]