New York Focus seeks a climate & environment reporter (temporary)
New York Focus is seeking a temporary, full-time climate and environment reporter for five months to fill in for a staff reporter on parental leave. New York State has tasked itself with one of the most aggressive climate plans in the country. Meeting its targets will transform every sector of the state’s economy and shape […]
New York Focus seeks a capitol reporter
New York Focus is seeking a full-time state government reporter determined to expose how decisions in Albany are made. We’re looking for an obsessive deep-digger who throws light on how power really works by cultivating sources in every corner of state government, poring over financial disclosures, bombarding agencies with records requests, and scrutinizing the gaps in […]
New York Focus seeks an audience engagement editor
New York Focus is seeking a full-time audience engagement editor to expand the reach of our work and connect with communities across the state. The Role: You will be in charge of deepening and expanding New York Focus’s most critical relationships: with our readers. That will entail: Ideating and implementing innovative audience engagement strategies — including […]
City & State hires Sterne as an editor
Peter Sterne has joined City & State as an editor. Previously, he was a managing editor at New York Focus. Sterne was a senior reporter at the Freedom of The Press Association, where he oversaw the launch of the US Press Freedom Tracker in August 2017 and served as the project’s first managing editor. He […]
New York Focus seeks a capitol reporter
New York Focus is seeking a full-time state government reporter determined to expose how decisions in Albany are made. We’re looking for an obsessive deep-digger who throws light on how power really works by cultivating sources in every corner of state government, poring over financial disclosures, bombarding agencies with records requests, and scrutinizing the gaps in […]
NY Focus appoints Kinniburgh climate and environment reporter
New York Focus has tapped Colin Kinniburgh to serve as a climate and environment reporter. Kinniburgh will cover pollution, energy, buildings, transportation and more. Previously, he was a contributed investigative articles on climate and housing issues to the outlet. He was a podcast editor and producer at Dissent Magazine, where he edited its labor podcast, Belabored. […]
Sterne joins NY Focus as managing editor
New York Focus has tapped Peter Sterne as managing editor. Recently, Sterne was freelancing for New York magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review and Jacobin magazine. He was also senior reporter and then managing editor, US Press Freedom Tracker, at Freedom of the Press Foundation. He has also covered the print and digital media industries for […]