NPR hires Yousef as national security correspondent
The following note was sent to NPR staff by chief national editor Vickie Walton-James and Andrew Sussman, supervising editor, national security: Colleagues, We’re pleased to announce that Odette Yousef will join NPR as National Security Correspondent focusing on Extremism. Odette has been a reporter at WBEZ since 2010, as part of the Race, Class and […]
Politico hires McMinn as data and graphics editor
Sean McMinn will be leaving his post as data editor at NPR to join Politico as a data and graphics editor. McMinn also teaches at Northwestern University’s Medill School and American University. He was also a data reporter at CQ Roll Call and a multimedia fellow at Scripps-Howard Foundation. He was also a reporter/editor at […]
Shivaram departs NBC for NPR
Deepa Shivaram will be joining NPR as a digital producer. Most recently, she was a political reporter at NBC News. She has also interned and was a desk producer at BBC News. She was also a staff photographer/videographer and then served as contributing video editor at The GW Hatchet. Previously, she has also interned at […]
Smitherman joins CNN on the justice beat
CNN has appointed Laura Smitherman supervising producer for the justice beat, reports Politico. She comes from NPR News where she was deputy national editor. Smitherman was with The Baltimore Sun for 12 years, holding various roles, including State House and business reporter, business editor and assistant managing editor – enterprise and investigations. She was also […]
Radiolab hires Gutierrez as associate producer
Maria Paz Gutierrez has joined Radiolab as an associate producer. Previously, she was at NPR, holding the same post. Gutierrez has been with NPR for more than five years, joining as a TED radio hour intern. Before that, she was at WPRK 91.5 FM where she worked as a promotions director, radio DJ and a […]
Concannon hired by NPR’s “Planet Money”
Kate Concannon has been hired by National Public Radio’s “Planet Money” and “The Indicator” business and economics shows as senior supervising editor. She is currently managing editor of the Mountain West News Bureau, a new regional journalism collaboration funded by member stations in the Mountain West and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Concannon worked for the […]
NY Times hires Bayoumy as world and national security editor for Opinion
Yara Bayoumy is joining The New York Times as world and national security editor for Opinion. Bayoumy joins from NPR where she was deputy international editor. Prior to that, she was a national security editor at The Atlantic. She has also served as deputy editor, U.S. national security and foreign policy, at Reuters. Bayoumy was […]
NPR hires Hsu as labor and workplace correspondent
NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi announced the following update: Andrea Hsu is NPR’s new Labor and Workplace Correspondent. She will be taking on the beat at a critical moment, as workers have become ever more vocal about what they want, as companies figure out what the future of work looks like, and as a new […]
Washington Post announces two new hires for Post Reports
Emma Talkoff will be joining The Washington Post as an assistant producer for Post Reports. Her new role begins Apr. 5. Talkoff joins from NPR, where she was most recently a producer on “Morning Edition” and “Up First.” Prior to that, she was an intern at Time, reporting on breaking news and politics for the magazine’s D.C. bureau. […]
NPR seeks a Wall Street reporter
NPR’s Business Desk is seeking a reporter to cover Wall Street. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of covering markets, finance and banking. We are looking for an aggressive, well-sourced reporter who has the ability to cover breaking news, deliver scoops and also bring sharp insights about an industry that has such a […]
