Espinoza hired to produce WSJ podcast
Alan Rodriguez Espinoza has joined Spotify as a producer for “The Journal,” a daily news podcast from Gimlet and the Wall Street Journal. He has also worked freelance and has worked as a freelance podcast producer at Vox.com. He has also worked in Richmond, Virginia, at VPM, WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media and VCU InSight. He was […]
BuzzFeed hires Baker-White as senior tech reporter
Emily Baker-White has joined BuzzFeed News as a senior technology reporter in San Francisco. Previously, she was a senior policy manager at Spotify. She also worked at Facebook as a product policy associate manager, providing guidance to product teams working to balance issues of free expression, safety, and integrity of information. She also helped assess the […]
Washington Post names Jablonski director of audio
The following excerpt announcement was sent out by The Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee and managing editors Kat Downs Mulder, Cameron Barr, Tracy Grant, and Krissah Thompson: We are thrilled to announce that Renita Jablonski will be our next director of audio, leading the team’s long-term strategy and daily operations. Renita joins us from […]
Spotify taps Paramount’s Chi as global head of podcast business affairs
Jean Chi is joining Spotify as its global head of podcast business affairs overseeing the deal making process across Spotify Studios, Gimlet, Parcast and The Ringer. She will also be supervising Spotify’s worldwide business affairs team, reporting to VP business affairs David Kaefer. The hire comes as the tech company continues to expand its global […]