ProPublica adds States Newsroom’s New Mexico to local reporting network
The following excerpt was sent out: ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, an initiative to boost investigative journalism in local newsrooms, has announced that Source New Mexico, an affiliate of States Newsroom, and its reporter Patrick Lohmann were selected as one of five new newsrooms and journalists to join their investigative network. “We’re very proud to have Patrick and the Source […]
LA Times appoints Doumar head of newsletters
The Los Angeles Times has named Karim Doumar as its head of newsletters. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “In this role, Doumar will oversee our portfolio of newsletter products, work to improve their reach, create new forms of innovative storytelling and foster our close relationships with our many newsletter subscribers. “He will manage the […]
The Denver Gazette hires Deam as investigative reporter
The following excerpt was sent out: Award-winning journalist Jenny Deam has joined the growing team of The Gazette as an investigative reporter. Deam comes to The Gazette from ProPublica, where she worked as a national investigative health care reporter based in Washington, D.C. Her hiring brings her back to a state she knows well, having […]
Smith joins Houston Chronicle as senior enterprise reporter
Sarah Smith is now a senior enterprise reporter at The Houston Chronicle. Smith’s tweet reads: “I’ll be doing features off the news, deep dives into social issues, and exploring anything weirdly Houston or uniquely Texan.” Previously, Smith covered housing, poverty, mental health, and religion at ProPublica. She was a metro reporter at the Houston Chronicle […]
The City appoints ProPublica’s Klein as chief product officer
Nonprofit investigative news outlet The City has named Scott Klein its chief product officer. Recently, Klein was deputy managing editor at ProPublica, where he worked for more than 14 years. There, he also served as senior editor for news applications and assistant managing editor. He co-founded DocumentCloud in 2009 with colleagues from ProPublica and from […]
ProPublica reporter Smith departs
Sarah Smith, a reporter covering housing, poverty, mental health, and religion for ProPublica has left. Smith’s tweet reads: “I’ve so enjoyed getting to work with the generous, brilliant reporters here, especially my colleagues on the South team. I am very excited for the next adventure, but first: A small break.” Previously, Smith was a metro […]
Smith re-joins Houston Chronicle as a senior enterprise reporter
The Houston Chronicle has hired Sarah Smith as a senior enterprise reporter. Smith worked at the Chronicle from December 2018 to June 2021 as a metro reporter covering housing and homelessness. Since June 2021, Smith has covered housing, poverty, mental health, and religion for ProPublica, where she previously was a fellow and freelancer. She was […]
Lerner swaps the Intercept for ProPublica
Sharon Lerner, an investigative reporter covering health, science and the environment at The Intercept, will leave to join ProPublica, where she will divide her time between the international health team and the national desk. Lerner begins in September. She worked for The Village Voice, the public radio show “The Infinite Mind,” and the New School, […]
Lerner swaps the Intercept for ProPublica
Sharon Lerner, an investigative reporter covering health, science and the environment at The Intercept, will leave to join ProPublica, where she will divide her time between the international health team and the national desk. Lerner begins in September. She worked for The Village Voice, the public radio show “The Infinite Mind,” and the New School, […]
Surana swaps BuzzFeed News for ProPublica
Kavitha Surana will join ProPublica as a reporter on National, effective Aug. 1. Previously, Surana was a staff reporter at BuzzFeed News and an enterprise reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. She served as a senior reporting fellow at ProPublica from January 2018 to April 2019. She was an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy Magazine […]
