Semafor hires Chalfant to cover national security
Morgan Chalfant has joined Semafor as a reporter in Washington, D.C., where she will cover national security through the newsletter Principals. Recently, Chalfant was a White House reporter at The Hill. There, she also held the posts of national security reporter and cybersecurity reporter. She reported for the Washington Free Beacon and wrote for Red […]
FT digital editor Akwagyiram joins Semafor as ME for Africa
Alexis Akwagyiram will join Semafor as managing editor for Africa. Akwagyiram begins in October. Recently, he was a digital editor on the World desk of the Financial Times. Before that, he was at Reuters, where he served as senior Nigeria correspondent and then as Nigeria bureau chief. He was a multimedia journalist and broadcast journalist […]
Spindle joins Semafor to cover climate and energy
Global news startup Semafor has tapped Bill Spindle as climate and energy editor. Recently, Spindle was at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he was an international affairs fellow, a role in which he travelled India reporting on climate change and the transformation of the global energy system. Previously he was at The Wall Street […]
Semafor hires Adegoke to launch Africa edition
News startup Semafor has hired Rest of World’s Yinka Adegoke to launch an Africa news edition. He has been Rest of World’s editor of strategic initiatives. He will work on audience strategies for growth and also oversee its Africa coverage. He previously ran Quartz Africa. Before Quartz Africa, Adegoke was a media business reporter for Reuters for the […]
Semafor hires Adegoke to launch Africa edition
News startup Semafor has hired Rest of World’s Yinka Adegoke to launch an Africa news edition. He has been Rest of World’s editor of strategic initiatives. He will work on audience strategies for growth and also oversee its Africa coverage. He previously ran Quartz Africa. Before Quartz Africa, Adegoke was a media business reporter for Reuters for the […]
Semafor seeks a crypto reporter
Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor from the ground up to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our […]
Semafor seeks a tech reporter
Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor from the ground up to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our […]
Semafor appoints Pattni head of global communications
The following excerpt sent out by Semafor founder and CEO Justin Smith reads: I am pleased to share with you that Meera Pattni has been appointed as Head of Global Communications for Semafor. In this position, Pattni will lead the company’s global communications strategy from inception, serving as a key member of Semafor’s founding leadership […]
Rothschild swaps Axios for Semafor
Global startup Semafor has hired Neal Rothschild to lead audience. Recently, he served as director for audience and growth at Axios, as well as a social media manager and associate director for growth. Rothschild wrote freelance sports stories for USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Detroit News and the New York Times. He graduated from […]
Global news start-up Semafor ready for launch
Justin Smith and Ben Smith left their jobs at Bloomberg Media and The New York Times, respectively, to start a global news start-up, Semafor, which would “tackle the lack of trust in media and compete for English-language readers against outlets like CNN, The Times and The Washington Post.” The coverage is expected to start this […]
