Stamford Advocate hires Weber to cover growth and development
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.