St. Louis Biz Journal hires Drew as reporter
James Drew has joined the St. Louis Business Journal as a reporter, covering money and workforce in St. Louis and the region. Recently, he was a state government reporter for the four McClatchy news websites/newspapers in Washington state. Before that, he has also reported for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, and The Baltimore […]
SC local paper reporter Larson departs
Lucas Smolcic Larson, projects reporter at The Island Packet in Hilton Head, South Carolina, has left. Previously, Larson was an intern at Investigative Reporting Workshop, where he contributed reporting to projects at IRW and The Washington Post. He has also interned at Muckrock. Larson graduated from Brown University, where he also worked at the weekly […]
McClatchy appoints Dorsey COO
The following press release was sent out: Jeff Dorsey has been named chief operating officer of McClatchy, effective immediately, after serving nine months as the company’s senior vice president of transformation. In this newly-created role, Dorsey’s portfolio will expand to include responsibility for the company’s technology and supply chain, as well as the entirety of […]
Gilfillian joins McClatchy as South Carolina opinion editor
Trudi Gilfillian is now the opinion editor for McClatchy’s South Carolina papers, including The State Newspaper and The Sun News. She also provides mentorship to early-career journalists at Report for America. She was also director of communications at NJ Business Action Center and assistant director of journalism at Oregon State University. She was also a […]
McClatchy names Tomlin VP of local news
Robyn Tomlin has transitioned into a new role and is now VP, local news at McClatchy. Recently, she was president and editor at The News & Observer in Raleigh Before that, she was Southeast regional editor | executive editor at News & Observer. She was also editor, McClatchy Carolinas regional editor. Tomlin has also served […]
Wegner joins McClatchy as national real-time reporter
Helena Wegner is now a national real-time reporter at McClatchy, covering the West. Previously, Wegner was a digital editor at The State Press (ASU Student Media). She was also a student newsletter writer at Pat Tilman Veterans Center. She was also reporter for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Wegner has also interned at The […]
McClatchy appoints Lowry to White House team
Bryan Lowry, Washington correspondent at McClatchy, will be taking on a new position and joining the White House team. Although his work will continue to appear in The Kansas City Star and Kansas.com, it will now also be published in the Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, the Charlotte Observer and other McClatchy papers. Lowry has […]
AP hires Peterson as a video journalist
Brittany Peterson is joining The Associated Press water team as a video journalist. The four-time Emmy Award-winning video journalist comes from McClatchy where she was a video journalist covering environmental issues. Peterson was also a producer at Thomson Reuters. She has also freelanced for The Associated Press, AFP, The Nation, Democracy Now!, NACLA, Truth Dig, […]
Veteran McClatchy journalist set to depart
Sarah Nagem, national real-time editor who has been with McClatchy for 12 years, will be leaving the company for southeastern NC where she will be doing solution-based journalism focused on generational poverty. Nagem has also served as a reporter and as an assistant metro editor at The News and Observer. She was also an editor […]
Twitter launches ad campaign to help local journalists
Twitter will take out advertisements in 28 newspapers across the U.S., including USA Today and the McClatchy newspapers, in a bid to encourage readers to support local journalism and news outlets. The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Miami Herald, the Detroit Free Press, and the Kansas City Star are among the local papers that will run the […]
