NPR hires Spicer as Europe editor
In a note to newsroom staff, Didrik Schanche, chief international editor at NPR, made the following announcement: Dear All, I am pleased to announce that veteran journalist Nick Spicer is joining NPR on February 26th as Europe Editor. Nick is a reporter who is comfortable on air, online and on screen. He most recently worked […]
New hires and promotion on NPR’s national desk
In a note to newsroom staff, Ammad Omar, chief national editor, and Catherine Laidlaw, deputy national desk editor, made the following announcements: We’re excited to share news about some key hires on the National Desk, to round out our management team. This week, Alfredo Carbajal joined us as a Supervising Editor. He will be the lead editor […]
NPR seeks an editor 1, digital
We are looking for an editor to help ensure that NPR is nimble in its digital storytelling and highly responsive to breaking news and ongoing news stories. In particular, this editor would lead efforts to cover daily news, stand up and edit live blogs whenever news warrants, and help other newsroom partners. This means working […]
NPR seeks a Middle East senior editor
NPR is looking for a strong, proactive leader who can take ownership of NPR’s coverage of the Middle East – helping to conceive, execute, elevate and promote our work across all platforms. The Middle East editor’s primary responsibility is to work with our correspondents to shape NPR’s coverage from and about this rich, complex and […]
NPR adds two to its States team
The following was sent out from NPR’s chief national editor Ammad Omar: I’m thrilled to announce that Larry Kaplow and Ryland Barton will be joining the National Desk as editors on the States Team, which covers state governments across the country. As you undoubtedly know, Larry has long been NPR’s lead editor on coverage of the Middle East – […]
Moving to stabilize, NPR names Campbell podcast chief
NPR has appointed Collin Campbell as its new podcast chief. The move comes as NPR aims to stabilize itself. Campbell said: “People who are looking for news and information on topics are just facing a really confusing mix. “You can’t sort between the output of a group of journalists that have the goods and have […]
NPR promotes Crawford to chief arts and culture hub editor
Ciera Crawford, deputy culture editor at NPR, has been appointed chief arts and culture hub editor. Crawford joined NPR in October 2019 as a producer for “All Things Considered.” She later became a supervising producer for the show. She also held the posts of news editor, overnight executive editor, reporter and morning drive assignment editor […]
NPR promotes four staff members
Deepa Shivaram, a political reporter at NPR, has taken on the role of White House correspondent. She joined NPR in July 2021 as a general assignment digital reporter. Previously, Shivaram held the posts of producer, research assistant for “Meet the Press,” associate producer for “Meet the Press” and “Meet the Press Daily,” 2020 campaign embed […]
NPR names three to politics/election coverage team
Elena Moore, an assistant producer for the NPR Politics podcast, has taken on the role of political reporter to cover young and new voters. Moore joined NPR in October 2019 as an editorial assistant on the Washington desk. Since then, she held the posts of production assistant for “Morning Edition” and “NPR Politics” podcast, and […]
NPR seeks an assistant producer, politics (temporary, 12 months)
We’re looking for a creative and versatile Assistant Producer with a passion for political news to help produce the podcast through the 2024 election cycle. This is a full-time short-term position beginning late 2023 and extending through December 2024. It is based in Washington, DC, will require some travel and weekend work and a willingness to […]
