How STAT News readership exploded in 2020
Luke Winkie of Nieman Lab writes about STAT News, the Boston-based health care news site where readership grew exponentially in 2020. Winkie writes, “Last February, the site tripled its metrics to 4.7 million monthly unique visitors. By March, as it proved clear that the pandemic would be the only news story that mattered for quite some […]
STAT News journalists to join Boston Globe union
STAT News journalists will join the Boston Globe’s union, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “Stat, based in Boston, focuses on science, health and biotech journalism and has close to 40 editorial staff members. It was one of the first outlets to extensively cover the outbreak of the coronavirus in January 2020 and saw a boost […]
McFarling names national science correspondent at STAT News
Usha Lee McFarling has been named national science correspondent at STAT News. She has been the news organization’s Los Angeles correspondent since April 2016. She has been writing stories on COVID’s impact on marginalized communities, including Filipino nurses, the Cherokee Nation, and immigrants. Her new focus this year will be a project on the obstacles […]
STAT News hires Quartz’s Goldhill as investigative reporter
STAT News has hired Quartz reporter Olivia Goldhill as an investigative reporter. She will start Oct. 29 and cover how companies and government agencies respond to the COVID pandemic. “This is the beat of a lifetime, I can’t wait to join such a phenomenal team,” she wrote on Twitter. At Quartz she is a science […]
Brodwin joining STAT as health tech reporter
STAT has hired Erin Brodwin as its new health tech reporter, starting Dec. 9. There, Brodwin will be covering the health care ambitions of big industry names including Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Previously, she has served as health tech correspondent, science editor and science reporter at Business Insider. She has also experience working […]
