Medium workers set to unionize
Medium staff members have announced that they are forming a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9410. As per the union, more than 70 percent of eligible employees have signed cards in support. Currently, the Medium union represents 140 workers across editorial, engineering, design, and product. For now, the union is asking […]
Sifferlin joins NY Times Opinion as health and science editor
New York Times Opinion has named Alexandra Sifferlin its new health and science editor. Her new role begins on Feb. 16. Recently, Sifferlin was the deputy editor of Elemental, a digital publication by Medium about the science of health and wellness. She launched and edited Medium’s Covid-19 blog. She has also been overseeing daily coverage […]
Steve LeVine joins Medium
Steve LeVine, former Future editor at Axios, has joined Medium as the publication’s editor at large. At Medium, LeVine will write across three magazines covering the intersection of technology, economics, and demographics with society, politics, and geopolitics. Prior to Axios, LeVine served as the Washington correspondent for Quartz, was a contributing editor to Foreign Policy […]
OneZero hires Mullin for biotechnology coverage
Emily Mullin will on Monday join OneZero, Medium’s technology and science publication, to cover biotechnology. Mullen was previously a freelance writer who has had bylines in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Science, Quartz, Pacific Standard, and The Baltimore Sun, among others. Her areas of interest include gene […]