Insider promotes Kaplan to senior labor and inequality reporter

Insider has promoted Juliana Kaplan to senior reporter, where she will continue to cover workers and how the economy impacts them. Recently, Kaplan served as a labor and inequality reporter. Kaplan has been with Insider for more than three years, previously holding the posts of editorial fellow, associate editor and wealth reporter. She interned at […]

Insider promotes Stewart to chief tech correspondent

Ashley Stewart, senior tech correspondent at Insider, has been promoted to the role of chief tech correspondent. Stewart joined Insider in October 2019 as a senior tech reporter. In January 2021, she was promoted to the post of tech correspondent. Prior to joining Insider, she served as a lead technology reporter at the Puget Sound […]

Insider promotes two to executive editor

Insider deputy editor in chief Emily Cohn sent out the following on Wednesday: Team! I am excited to announce two big promotions in the newsroom that will help us both grow Insider’s massive reach and retain our most loyal audience. — Olivia Oran is now our Executive Editor of Off-Platform Audience, overseeing social, partnerships, and content strategy. […]

Syed joins Time as a reporter

Time Magazine has hired Armani Syed as a reporter to cover world affairs across a number of general beats, with particular focus on furthering the publication’s coverage of global culture including literature, film, art and music globally. Syed was a junior lifestyle reporter at Insider, where she previously was a fellow. She served as editor-in-chief […]

Insider hires Zolfagharifard as a senior news editor in London

Ellie Zolfagharifard, a business features editor at The Telegraph, will join Insider as a senior news editor based in London. Zolfagharifard joined The Telegraph as a technology news editor in 2018. Before that, she was at MailOnline, where she worked as a senior science and technology reporter, assistant U.S. science and technology editor and U.K. […]

Gillet departs Sifted for Insider as London-based news editor

Kit Gillet will join Insider as a London-based news editor. Since 2019, Gillet was a Central and Eastern Europe correspondent at Financial Times-backed publication Sifted, where he reported on the startup ecosystem. He contributed to The Banker, another FT-backed publication. He worked freelance for the Guardian, the Economist, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los […]

Insider names McKenzie editor in chief of life coverage

Insider global editor in chief Nicholas Carlson sent out the following on Monday: Team– I have great news! The new editor-in-chief of Insider’s Life division is Joi-Marie McKenzie. Joi-Marie started at Insider just over two years ago as our Deputy Editor for Entertainment, following an impressive career at Essence, Good Morning America, and ABC News. Joi-Marie is […]

Washington Post hires Insider’s DeChalus to cover Congress

Camila DeChalus will join The Washington Post as a congressional reporter. DeChalus begins on Oct. 10. Recently, she was a senior D.C. politics reporter at Insider, where she covered national politics, campaigns, and Congress. Before that, she was a homeland security and immigration reporter at CQ Roll Call. She reported on breaking news, politics, business, and […]

Robertson joins Reuters as a breaking news correspondent

Reuters has hired Harry Robertson as a breaking news correspondent for finance and markets. Robertson will cover stocks, bonds, currencies and crypto. Recently, he was a senior markets reporter at Insider, where he also worked as a markets reporter. He was an economics and markets reporter at City A.M. and interned at the Financial Times, […]

Ma to join the Washington Post as breaking news editor in London

Alexandra Ma will join The Washington Post as a breaking news editor in its London hub. She begins Sept. 26. Currently, Ma is a senior news editor at Insider, where she runs the London bureau’s breaking news desk. Ma has been with Insider for more than five years, holding various roles that include news fellow, […]