NPR appoints Babits supervising climate editor
The following excerpt was sent out to staff from NPR’s chief climate editor Andrea Kissack: I have exciting news to share with you as we build NPR’s new climate team. We’re delighted to welcome Sadie Babits as NPR’s new Supervising Climate Editor. Sadie will work with NPR reporters on the desk and lead work with member […]
NPR hires Olson as live blog editor and news writer
Emily Olson has joined NPR as a live blog editor and news writer. Olson was at nonprofit conservation organization American Forests, where she was a marketing associate and recently a senior manager – publicity and thought leadership. She freelanced for Embarcadero Media and worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Washington, D.C. as an intern, […]
Verma joins WSJ as producer for “The Journal” podcast
Jeevika Verma is now a producer of “The Journal,” a money, business and power podcast from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal. Recently, Verma was an associate producer at NPR. Previously, she interned at and was then promoted to assistant producer at “The Takeaway,” WNYC Radio’s daily national news show. She interned at NPR, […]
“The Indicator from Planet Money” names three co-hosts
“The Indicator from Planet Money,” NPR’s podcast that decodes our ever-changing economy with a daily dose of nerdery, banter and storytelling, has named three co-hosts — Wailin Wong, Darian Woods, and Adrian Ma. “Economic stories are lurking everywhere we look—at the gas pump, in Facebook mom groups, and the myriad ways people are rethinking their […]
AP biz reporter Batrawy departs for NPR
Aya Batrawy, global economy and mobility reporter at the Associated Press, is leaving the news organization for a position at NPR. She will be a Middle East correspondent and will start Nov. 7 Didrik Schanche, chief international editor, made the following announcement: She comes to NPR from The Associated Press, where she has worked as […]
NPR business editor Gogoi named acting ME for daily report
In a note to newsroom staff, NPR senior vice president for news Nancy Barnes and executive editor Terry Samuels made the following announcement: We have asked Pallavi Gogoi to take on more responsibility in helping manage NPR’s daily news report for the next few months. She will assume the title of Acting Managing Editor-Daily Report. […]
NY Times adds four to its audio team
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ director of audio Paula Szuchman: Frannie Carr Toth joins the audio team as a senior editor on “The Run-Up.” Until recently, she was the founding senior editor of WBUR’s ideas and opinion page, Cognoscenti. Before that, she served as executive producer of “The Emily Rooney […]
NPR seeks a tech reporter
The tech industry shapes our personal lives, society and democracy in a multitude of ways. Many of these giant companies are at a turning point – from internal upheavals to changes in ownership to outside pressure from regulators, the media and a more wary public. NPR seeks a technology reporter/correspondent to dive into this fray, […]
Fernandes to join WBUR’s ‘Here & Now’ as co-host
The following excerpt was sent out: Award-winning journalist Deepa Fernandes is joining NPR and WBUR’s Here & Now, the live midday news program distributed nationwide, as the show’s third host. On Monday, October 10th she will make her debut alongside Robin Young and Scott Tong. She joins Here & Now from the San Francisco Chronicle where she was an immigration correspondent and senior newsroom advisor on Race and Equity. […]
Vanek Smith moves to NPR’s economics beat
In a note to newsroom staff, Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor, made the following announcement: I’m thrilled to announce that Stacey Vanek Smith will be joining NPR’s Business Desk for a year as global economics correspondent to boost the network’s prize-winning coverage of the economy. If ever there was a time to add to the network’s coverage […]
