Stamford Advocate hires Weber to cover growth and development
Jared Weber has joined Connecticut paper the Stamford Advocate to cover growth and development. Recently, he was a breaking news reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Weber interned at The Dallas Morning News, USA Today, The (Raleigh) News & Observer and North Carolina Health News. Weber has a B.A. in journalism from the University […]
Berg to join Detroit News to cover Wayne County courts
The Detroit News has hired Kara Berg to cover Wayne County courts. She begins Aug. 8. Recently, Berg was a public safety enterprise reporter at the Lansing State Journal, where she was also a breaking news reporter. Previously, she served with the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois and was a Pulliam fellow at The Indianapolis Star. […]
Berg to join Detroit News to cover Wayne County courts
The Detroit News has hired Kara Berg to cover Wayne County courts. She begins Aug. 8. Recently, Berg was a public safety enterprise reporter at the Lansing State Journal, where she was also a breaking news reporter. Previously, she served with the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois and was a Pulliam fellow at The Indianapolis Star. […]
Friend moves to Gannett’s Michigan desk as digital producer
Phil Friend, digital sports reporter at The Lansing State Journal will shift to Gannett’s Michigan desk as a digital producer for its 14 daily newspapers, including the Lansing State Journal. Previously, Friend served as a digital sports producer for the Journal, a post he also held at The Indianapolis Star and the Journal & Courier […]
Wilson named senior local news editor at the Lansing State Journal
Al Wilson, assistant city editor at The Detroit News has left to join the Lansing State Journal as senior local news editor. Previously, he worked at the Lansing State Journal as a metro editor and also held the same post at Gannett.
Lada joins Press & Argus as news reporter
Sophia Lada is now a news reporter at the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus in Brighton, Mich., following a news assistant stint at the Lansing State Journal. She worked as a writing consultant at the Michigan State University Writing Center and was a freelance contributor at The New York Times. She also reported for […]
Lansing State Journal reporter Aguiar set to depart
Annabel Aguiar, state issues reporter at Lansing State Journal in Michigan will leave to join Poynter as an audience engagement producer. She begins next month. Aguiar was also a features reporter at The Washington Post and a reporter at WFHB-FM 91.3 in Bloomington, Ind. Aguiar has a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University Bloomington.
