Arizona Republic taps Seely to cover Phoenix

Taylor Seely, a reporter covering Surprise, SW Valley for the Arizona Republic will now switch to reporting on Phoenix. Previously, she was a podcast reporter and producer. She worked as a digital producer and reporter at USA Today and was a Pulliam Fellow digital producer at the Republic. Seely graduated from Arizona State University. Be […]

Marshall Project hires Hing as data reporter

The Marshall Project has tapped Geoffrey Hing as a data reporter. Hing joins the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom from The Arizona Republic, where he was a data and demographics reporter. Hing officially begins on July 5. Previously, he was a data reporter for APM Reports at American Public Media Group and  a senior news applications […]

Washington Post hires Sanchez as democracy reporter for Arizona

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez will join The Washington Post as a democracy reporter for Arizona. Sanchez joins from The Arizona Republic, where she worked for more than 21 years, most recently as a national political reporter. She begins her new role on June 20. Sanchez co-hosted The Gaggle, the Republic’s weekly political podcast, and reported on […]

Axios taps Boehm as Phoenix reporter

Jessica Boehm will join Axios as a Phoenix reporter for their Phoenix newsletter. Previously, she covered housing affordability, accessibility and homelessness for The Arizona Republic. Boehm comes from The Arizona Republic, where she spent seven years. She served as a government accountability reporter and covered the community of Gilbert and City Hall politics and issues. […]

Arizona Republic reporter Totiyapungprasert departs

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert has joined El Paso Matters as a Report for America corps member covering health. She begins June 1. Recently, she was a reporter at The Arizona Republic and was an editor at C3 Creative Code and Content in Germany. Aside from freelancing, she also served as associate life and arts editor at The […]

Arizona Republic reporter Yeager departs

Melissa Yeager, consumer travel reporter at The Arizona Republic will be leaving to join the Lonely Planet as a senior editor, helping shape the publication’s online travel news coverage. She previously worked at the Sunlight Foundation in Washington D.C. as a senior staff writer. She was also an investigative reporter at KSHB-TV in Kansas City […]

Dominguez to cover Southwest Valley for Arizona Republic

Maritza Dominguez has moved to the Arizona Republic’s city team as a reporter covering the Southwest Valley, including Avondale, Buckeye, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, and Tolleson. She was previously an audio producer/reporter, working on the podcasts team, which included The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast and Valley 101. She was also a content specialist at KOLD […]

Monahan joins Arizona Republic as podcast producer

Kaely Monahan is now a podcast producer, creating Arizona-centric podcasts for The Arizona Republic, including the politics podcast “The Gaggle” and the human-interest pod “Valley 101.” She comes from KJZZ Phoenix, the NPR member station in Phoenix, Arizona. She also served as an elected member of Phoenix´s Society of Professional Journalists chapter and was an […]

Ortiz joins the Arizona Republic to cover sports

Jenna Ortiz will be joining The Arizona Republic to cover ASU athletics and the Phoenix Mercury. Previously, she was a sports reporter at Gannett, USA Today Network. She was also a digital reporter at Cronkite News, and has interned at The Arizona Republic and Phoenix Magazine. Ortiz graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. […]

Kirk joins Syracuse.com as breaking news reporter

Syracuse.com has hired Rylee Kirk as a breaking news reporter. She joins from The Arizona Republic, where she was a national politics intern. She has also worked at the Fuller Center Macon in Georgia and at The Effingham Herald in Rincon, Georgia. She has also served as a staff writer, advertising manager, lead news writer […]