STAT News hires Merelli as a reporter
STAT News has hired Quartz reporter Annalisa Merelli as a general assignment reporter. She has been at Quartz for nine years, starting as a reporter on the Ideas team. She also covered COVID-19 with a focus on its impact on inequality, ongoing health crises, and the healthcare industry Merelli also Introduced coverage of women’s rights, public health, […]
Quartz editor in chief Seward departing after 11 years
Zach Seward, the editor in chief of the financial news site Quartz, is leaving after 11 years. Seward writes, “Most importantly, as a formal search for our next editor-in-chief gets underway, Heather Landy will continue leading the newsroom, as she did from 2014 to 2016 and again for most of this year. You are working […]
After dropping paywall, Quartz readership declined
Business news site Quartz saw its readership decline after dropping its paywall a year ago, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. Stenberg writes, “But since ungating its content, site readership has dropped from an average of 3 million visitors per month in 2022 to 1.3 million visitors per month between January and March of this year, according […]
Washington Post hires Quartz’s Shendruck
The Washington Post opinions section has hired Amanda Shendruk from Quartz to be a graphics reporter and developer. At Quarts, Shendruk was on the Things team, which is chiefly responsible for Quartz’s data-driven, visual, interactive and experimental journalism. She also worked at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she was its first data-visualization designer. There she worked […]
Semafor hires McDonnell as energy and climate editor
Timothy McDonnell has joined Semafor as an energy and climate editor to anchor the “Net Zero” newsletter, focused on how companies and governments are aiding or impeding decarbonization of the global economy. Recently, McDonnell reported for Quartz. He worked freelance, covering the intersection of climate change and politics, business, food, science, energy, and culture, in […]
Washington Post hires Quartz’s Campoy
Washington Post climate & environment editor Zachary A. Goldfarb and deputy climate and environment editor Juliet Eilperin sent out the following: We are pleased to announce that Ana Campoy is joining the Climate & Environment department as an assignment editor. She will oversee our Climate Solutions vertical and other climate reporters who focus on innovative […]
Todd leaves Quartz for STAT News
Sarah Todd will join STAT News as an assignment editor. Todd begins in October. Recently, she was a senior reporter at Quartz. Todd joined Quartz in 2015 as a deputy editor, Ideas and later, served as a social sciences editor. Her work appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, Inc. and American Banker. Previously, she was a […]
Quartz reporter Rivero leaves for Miami Herald
Quartz reporter Nicolás Rivero is leaving the news organization to become a climate reporter for the Miami Herald. Rivero has been covering transportation with a technology and climate focus. He has been at Quartz since July 2018, starting as a chatbot writer and then newsletter writer. He interned at Mental Floss and Miami New Times. […]
Oakes named editor of Quartz at Work
Anna Oakes has been named the editor of Quartz at Work, which covers workplace issues. She had been its chief people office. Oakes writes, “Quartz has long known that to make business better, we need to support the world of work with guidance and resources. To do that better, we’re enhancing our approach to service […]
Quartz seeks an emerging tech editor
Quartz seeks an experienced editor to lead our emerging industries coverage. The ideal candidate buzzes with ideas and will be excited about burgeoning sectors, from virtual reality and the next big social media platform to electric cars and commercial spaceflight, while being able to apply a critical lens to them. You’ll manage a team of […]
