Orr to join the NY Times Opinion in new role
Christopher Orr will join The New York Times Opinion in a new role as its signature voices editor. Orr begins in September. A part of the announcement reads: “As signature voices editor, Chris will be foremost a sounding board and ideas partner with the columnists, newsletter writers and their editors and editorial assistants. As he […]
The Atlantic hires Beres as senior editor for tech coverage
The Atlantic has hired Damon Beres to be a senior editor focused on technology coverage. Beres has been editor-in-chief of Unfinished Media, a new brand focused on tech and society. Previously, Beres was co-founder and editor-in-chief of Medium’s OneZero. The team’s work has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Verge, Politico, Vice, […]
The Atlantic hires Wong as assistant editor
Matteo Wong has joined The Atlantic as an assistant editor on its science, technology and health team. Previously, he was a writer, associate magazine editor and then magazine chair at The Harvard Crimson, the student paper of Harvard University. Wong is a recent graduate of Harvard University.
LA Times taps Baumann as deputy bureau chief for enterprise
Nick Baumann will join the Los Angeles Times as deputy bureau chief for enterprise in the Washington bureau. His begins his new role on June 13. Currently, Baumann is a politics editor at The Atlantic, where he manages a team of reporters and editors focused on national politics. Prior to that, he was a senior […]
The Atlantic hires Leibovich as a staff writer
Mark Leibovich, of The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine, is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer, editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced Monday. Leibovich, one of the country’s premier political reporters and profile writers, will join The Atlantic at a time when the magazine is training its editorial focus on the crisis […]
The Atlantic taps Valdez as managing editor
The Atlantic has promoted Andrea Valdez to the post of managing editor, focusing on new and expanding areas of coverage in the newsroom, and in developing and driving forward journalistic ideas. She was previously SVP, audience strategy. She also served as editor-in-chief of the independent nonprofit newsroom The19. She was also editor-in-chief at The Texas […]
The Atlantic appoints Ebeid executive producer
Claudine Ebeid has joined The Atlantic as an executive producer for audio. She was recently senior editor, news projects at The New York Times. She has also held communication roles and was host and executive producer of Broken Ground Podcast that is digging up environmental stories in the South at Southern Environmental Law Center. She […]
Atlantic’s managing editor White departing for nonprofit news org
Gillian White, managing editor at The Atlantic, will be leaving to join Capital B, a nonprofit news organization focused on local journalism and Black communities. White had been at The Atlantic for 7 years, holding various roles, including senior associate editor, senior editor and deputy editor. Before that, she was an associate editor at Kiplinger’s […]
ProPublica appoints Rachlis senior editor
ProPublica sent out the following excerpt announcement: Kit Rachlis is joining its national team as a senior editor. He will oversee a team of reporters to guide and elevate revelatory, important stories and projects. Rachlis starts on Aug. 30. Rachlis joins ProPublica from the Atlantic, where he was a senior editor on the political desk. […]
Snyder to launch daily email newsletter about media
Business journalist Gabriel Snyder is launching Off the Record, a daily email newsletter about New York media, reports Politico. Currently, Snyder is working as an independent consultant, providing editorial services and strategic advice to publishers, including the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter, He has also produced work for clients […]
