NY Times appoints Liu deputy editor of “The Upshot”
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ editor of “The Upshot” Kevin Quealy: I’m thrilled to announce Lowen Liu will be The Upshot’s deputy editor. He comes to us from Slate, where he worked for 12 years, serving at various times as its deputy editor, managing editor and copy chief. Lowen’s […]
Ali departs The Hill for Slate
Shirin Ali has joined Slate as an associate writer for news and politics. Recently, Ali was a staff writer at The Hill. She was a news associate at CNN, where she wrote for the trends team and focused on daily stories ranging from human interest topics to political breaking news. Ali graduated from Northwestern University. […]
Sammon joins Slate as a politics writer
Alexander Sammon has joined Slate as a politics writer. Recently, Sammon was a staff writer at The American Prospect, an online and print political and public policy magazine. He was a reporter-researcher and contributing writer at The New Republic. He was a contributing politics writer at Pacific Standard Magazine. He was a fellow at Mother […]
NY Times names Benedikt editorial director
The New York Times has tapped Allison Benedikt to serve as a senior editor for Times Opinion. As per the Times: “Allison will serve as a senior editor in the department, helping to direct coverage across the report, both on a day-to-day and strategic level. Her first priority will be working closely with Patrick and me […]
NY Times makes two new hires on the Style desk
The New York Times has tapped Madison Malone Kircher and Joe Bernstein as reporters on Style. Recently, Kircher was host and producer of “In Case You Missed It,” Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She was also a senior writer at the magazine. She wrote for the New York Magazine and reported for Business Insider. Kircher […]
Matthews promoted to executive editor at Slate Magazine
Susan Matthews, host of the Slate Plus podcast “Slow Burn,” has returned to the Slate newsroom as executive editor. Previously, Matthews worked as a science editor, features editor and news director at Slate. Before joining Slate, she was an associate web editor and then senior web editor at the nonprofit National Audubon Society. She was […]
NY Times hires Gan as senior staff editor
Vicky Gan, copy chief at Slate, will join The New York Times Flexible Editing desk as a senior staff editor. Gan begins on Sept. 6. Gan spent four years at Slate, also serving as a copy editor and web editor. Before that, she was a copy editor in health policy research at the Urban Institute […]
Slate is looking for writers
Slate/Future Tense is looking for pitches! Deadline: 15 June 2022 (but if something good comes in I can always send it to another editor) ABOUT THE COMPANY Future Tense explores how emerging technologies will change the way we live. It seeks to understand the latest technological and scientific breakthroughs, and what they mean for our […]
Slate promotes Montgomery to VP of audio
Slate has promoted Alicia Montgomery to Vice President of Audio. Recently, she had worked as Executive Producer, Podcasts. Previously, Montgomery was a senior supervising editor/producer, Morning Edition at NPR. Before that, she had a short stint at WAMU-FM 88.5 and worked at NPR for 13 years, serving in various editorial roles. Montgomery has a B.A. […]
Slate seeks a business and tech writer
Slate is hiring a full-time staff writer to contribute to its business and technology coverage. We’re looking for a sharp, curious, and omnivorous journalist who can report on and analyze the impact that the biggest forces of the modern economy have on our lives. How exactly we define the job—the companies, innovations, trends, and people […]
