Waugh departs HuffPost for i Paper
Paul Waugh is joining the i Paper as chief political commentator. Previously, he was executive editor, politics at HuffPost. In addition, Waugh has had his work featured in MSN U.K., The Independent, Yahoo, Evening Standard and more.
NY Times hires Wu as graphics editor
Ashley Wu is joining The New York Times as a graphics editor, newsletters. She comes from Apple, where she was based on the News Operations team, helping publishers integrate their work with the Apple News app. Before that, she served as an interactives designer and reporter at New York Magazine. Wu has also interned at […]
Business Insider hires St. John as transportation reporter
Business Insider has hired Alexa St. John to be a reporter on its transportation team. She starts on Monday. St. John has been a reporter at Automotive News for the past two years, covering technology and supplies. She has reported for Automotive News’ mobility brand, Shift, which includes daily online coverage, print reporting both for the weekly […]
Providence Biz News reporter MacDonald is departing
Providence Business News reporter Mary MacDonald is leaving the news organization. Her last day is Friday. MacDonald, who covers health care, real estate, labor and manufacturing, is joining the Massachusetts Teachers Association as a writer and editor. She has been with the Business News since December 2014 and before that was a development writer for Massachusetts […]
NY Times appoints Sobel CTO
The following announcement was sent out from The New York Times: The New York Times Company announced today that it is naming Jason Sobel as chief technology officer. Mr. Sobel, 40, will report directly to president and chief executive officer Meredith Kopit Levien. He will lead its Technology department when he joins The Times on […]
Symester joins News U.K. as lead e-commerce and affiliates editor
Chantelle Symester is now a lead e-commerce and affiliates editor at News U.K. She joins from the Daily Mirror, where she recently held the post of senior content commercialization editor. Before that, she served as a content commercialization editor at the title. Symester was also deputy editor at Hg2: Hedonist Guide, and was deputy editor […]
BIJ appoints Mendonça environment reporter
Elisângela Mendonça has joined The Bureau of Investigative Journalism as an environment reporter. Mendonça is an award-winning journalist with over 10 years’ experience in reporting, production, research, fact-checking and PR. Most recently, she was a reporter at Dow Jones, covering news and features for Private Equity News and Financial News. Her bylines have also appeared […]
CNN taps du Lac as executive editor, National Digital
CNN has appointed Josh Freedom du Lac as executive editor of the National Digital team. He joins from The Washington Post, where he recently held the post of director, global live news. Du Lac has been with The Post for over 16 years and has also served as a pop music critic, enterprise team reporter, […]
Politico hires Hudson to cover tech and influence
Lee Hudson will be joining Politico’s defense team, covering technology and influence. She starts July 20. Currently, Hudson is Pentagon editor at Aviation Week Space & Technology. Previously, she has served as associate editor, managing editor, and then chief editor for Inside the Navy, Inside Defense at Inside Washington Publishers. She has reported for The […]
Leonhardt departs CNBC for Fortune
Megan Leonhardt has joined Fortune Magazine as a writer, covering the intersection of policy and finance. Recently, she was a senior money reporter at CNBC. She was also a writer, Money Magazine at Time Inc. She was also an associate editor, and then served as senior editor for WealthManagement.com at Penton. She has also worked […]
