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 […]

ProPublica hires WSJ’s Berzon, a Pulitzer winner

Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Alexandra Berzon has been hired by ProPublica as a reporter. She has been at the paper for 12 years and previously covered gambling and casinos from the Los Angeles bureau. This year, she did crucial reporting on who provided the money for the Jan. 6 rally that led to the attack on […]

ProPublica seeks Midwest reporter

ProPublica is hiring for a Midwest reporter who: Has produced original, revelatory, in-depth or investigative stories. If that experience is in the Midwest, all the better Aches to report stories that are important Is truly excited about all the ways we can do journalism now Wants to bring an accountability lens to the issues of […]

ProPublica hires BuzzFeed’s Silverman

ProPublica announced Monday that it has hired reporter Craig Silverman to cover voting, platforms, disinformation and online manipulation. He starts on May 10. Silverman comes to ProPublica from BuzzFeed News, where he held the title of media editor and produced a string of major investigative stories about misinformation, fake news and the unfettered power of […]

ProPublica announces new hires for its new regional reporting units

ProPublica sent out the following excerpt announcement: Max Blau, Nicole Carr, Doug Bock Clark, Aliyya Swaby and Seth Freed Wessler will join the team covering the South, and Eli Hager, Mary Hudetz and Nicole Santa Cruz will join the Southwest team. Three additional reporters — one in the South and two in the Southwest — […]