Castillo joins STAT News to cover national health policy
STAT News has hired Ambar Castillo to cover national health policy and research. Recently, Castillo was a staff writer at the Washington City Paper. Previously, she interned at The Phoenix and was a community reporter at the hyperlocal newspaper Mott Haven Herald, Hunts Point Express. She also interned at StoryCorps. Castillo graduated from Boston University. […]
Owermohle departs Politico for STAT News
Sarah Owermohle will join STAT News to cover the Biden administration’s health care goals, the industry’s intersection with policy and politics, and all things D.C. Owermohle begins on Aug. 22. Currently, Owermohle is a health care reporter at Politico. Before that, she held the same post at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She edited for Banker […]
Owermohle departs Politico for STAT News
Sarah Owermohle will join STAT News to cover the Biden administration’s health care goals, the industry’s intersection with policy and politics, and all things D.C. Owermohle begins on Aug. 22. Currently, Owermohle is a health care reporter at Politico. Before that, she held the same post at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She edited for Banker […]
STAT News taps Facher as addiction reporter
Lev Facher, a Washington correspondent covering health policy at STAT News, has taken on the role of addiction reporter. Facher tweets: “My new focus is accountability journalism aimed at our addiction treatment + prevention system, calling out its failures — and showcasing efforts to save lives.” Previously, he interned at Michigan Radio and the San […]
STAT News taps Facher as addiction reporter
Lev Facher, a Washington correspondent covering health policy at STAT News, has taken on the role of addiction reporter. Facher tweets: “My new focus is accountability journalism aimed at our addiction treatment + prevention system, calling out its failures — and showcasing efforts to save lives.” Previously, he interned at Michigan Radio and the San […]
STAT staff grows 60 percent in 2021
Health care news site STAT has seen its staff grow 60 percent to 80 employees, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Most news media companies have seen traffic dwindle this year in response to a new presidency and less news interest in COVID-19. “But Berke says STAT’s audience continues to grow because it’s built up a reputation for […]
BuzzFeed, STAT, CNBC win 2021 EPPY Awards
The following winners have been named winners in the annual EPPY Awards for digital media: Best business reporting (1 million or more unique visitors): BuzzFeed News, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 media partners for “The FinCEN Files” Judges’ comments: Very good interactive elements Finalists: Fortune for “Fortune: Crypto at a Turning Point” […]
STAT News health tech reporter Brodwin set to depart
Erin Brodwin, health tech reporter at STAT News, will be departing after 2 years. Her last day is Nov. 12. Previously, she worked as a science reporter, science editor and then as a health tech correspondent in San Francisco at Business Insider. She was also a deputy blogs editor at Scientific American and also interned […]
STAT seeks a business editor
STAT, the leading health and science site, is looking for a seasoned editor who can help oversee our rapidly growing coverage of the life sciences and health care industries. This editor will be expected to plan and execute an expansion into new areas of business journalism and guide the reporters hired for these beats. The […]
How STAT News and the Boston Globe work with each other
Rick Edmonds of The Poynter Institute writes about health care news site STAT News and how it works with its parent company, The Boston Globe. Edmonds writes, “The Globe is a clear leader in digital-only subscriptions among regional newspapers with more than 200,000. Its audience staff meets with STAT’s monthly to compare notes, but big differences […]
