ProPublica names Papajohn editor of Midwest newsroom
ProPublica has promoted George Papajohn to the post of editor for its Chicago-based Midwest newsroom. He recently served as senior editor, helping edit projects from the national newsroom and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. He was previously at BuzzFeed, where he was an editor, government accountability and investigations. He also served as an investigations editor/associate managing […]
Bloomberg’s Mehrotra joins ProPublica to cover immigration and labor
ProPublica has tapped former Bloomberg reporter Kartikay Mehrotra to cover issues at the intersection of immigration and labor. He begins Dec. 1. Mehrotra has been with Bloomberg for 10 years, recently working as a cybersecurity reporter. Before that, he has served as a legal reporter, economy and government reporter, technology reporter and a reporter covering […]
ProPublica wins top award at Barlett & Steele Awards
ProPublica won the gold in the 15th annual Barlett & Steele Awards for investigative business journalism. The Associated Press won the silver, and a team of reporters from The Oregonian, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and ProPublica won the bronze. The awards are named for the investigative team of Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, whose […]
Bloomberg hires ProPublica’s Gillum to cover cybersecurity
Bloomberg News has hired Jack Gillum of ProPublica to cover cybersecurity in its Washington bureau. He will start later this month. Gillum has been a senior reporter covering technology and the ways algorithms, big data and social media platforms impact civil rights. He came to ProPublica from The Washington Post, where he was part of the investigative team for […]
Vox appoints McCarthy editorial director for politics, policy and society
Vox has hired Ryan J. McCarthy as editorial director for politics, policy and society, overseeing the politics and policy team and stories about America. He begins Sept. 20. McCarthy also provides consulting, strategic services and executive-level editorial support for a diverse group of media companies. Previously, he has also worked at ProPublica as a reporter/editor. […]
ProPublica hires Papajohn as senior editor
ProPublica has named George Papajohn senior editor, helping edit projects from the national newsroom and ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Papajohn joined from BuzzFeed News, where he was an editor, government accountability and investigations. Before that, he was an investigations editor/associate managing editor at the Chicago Tribune. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and […]
NY Times hires Raghavendran as editor of digital storytelling and training
Beena Raghavendran is joining the New York Times Newsroom Development and Support team as an editor of digital storytelling and training. She begins Sept. 27. Raghavendran joins from ProPublica, where she was recently an engagement reporter. Before that, she has served as a suburban and charter schools reporter and then as a Minneapolis school reporter […]
ProPublica appoints Rachlis senior editor
ProPublica sent out the following excerpt announcement: Kit Rachlis is joining its national team as a senior editor. He will oversee a team of reporters to guide and elevate revelatory, important stories and projects. Rachlis starts on Aug. 30. Rachlis joins ProPublica from the Atlantic, where he was a senior editor on the political desk. […]
Marco named editor-in-chief of the Observer
The following excerpt announcement was sent out from Observer Media: Observer Media CEO Michael Rose announced today that Meg Marco has been named the Editor-in-Chief of the Observer. Marco will lead all editorial operations for the storied Observer brand as it relaunches later this year with a renewed focus on original reporting and coverage of […]
ProPublica appoints Sparkman president and co-CEO
ProPublica’s board of directors has elected Robin Sparkman president and co-CEO of ProPublica. Sparkman succeeds Richard Tofel and will begin her new role on Sep. 8. Currently, Sparkman is the founding CEO of StoryCorps, a position she’s held from 2014. She has doubled the organization’s revenues and added to its reserves. Sparkman, who brings more […]
