The Daily Beast names Maguire commerce editor

Mia Maguire is now a commerce editor at The Daily Beast. Previously, she was a shopping and e-commerce editor at STYLECASTER in Los Angeles. She has also freelanced for Variety and has worked as a senior e-commerce writer and then as an associate e-commerce editor at Penske Media Corporation. Maguire graduated from the University of […]

Perano swaps Politico for The Daily Beast

Ursula Perano has joined The Daily Beast as a politics reporter, focusing on progressives. She was previously a legislative reporter and newsletter author at Politico. She was a newsdesk reporter at Axios and has interned at Politico and CNN. Perano graduated from Florida State University.

Daily Beast hires Petrizzo as reporter

The Daily Beast has hired Zachary Petrizzo as a reporter. He joins from Salon Media Group in New York, where he has worked as a staff writer and recently as an investigative reporter. He was also a staff reporter and then a contributing reporter at Mediaite in the District of Columbia. He was also an […]

Politico makes two new hires

Politico has hired Jonathan Lemire as White House bureau chief. Additionally, he will also be the host of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early.” He begins in November. Lemire joins from The Associated Press, where he served as a political reporter, and recently as a White House reporter. In addition to working at AP, he is also […]

Isidro swaps Daily Beast for Bloomberg

Charissa Isidro, social media editor at The Daily Beast, has left after 2 years to join Bloomberg. Previously, she was an associate social media editor at The Daily Beast. She was a graphics production assistant at MSNBC, and has also interned at the network. She has also interned at CNN. Isidro has a bachelor´s degree […]

Daily Beast’s Rogers departs

Sarah Rogers, editorial creative director at The Daily Beast has left to pursue a new opportunity. Rogers has been with the Beast for over 7 years, previously serving as photo editor and director of photography. Rogers also works freelance, including for ABC News. She was also a photo editor at Microsoft. Rogers is a University […]

Patel joins the Daily Beast as editor for science and innovation

Neel Patel, a space reporter at MIT Technology Review, has left to take up the role of senior editor, science and innovation at The Daily Beast. Patel has also worked as a freelance science and tech journalist. He has also worked as a staff writer and then as an associate editor at Inverse.com. He was […]

Leon joins Vulture as movies editor

Melissa Leon has joined Vulture as a movies editor. Previously, she was an entertainment editor at The Daily Beast, where she worked for 10 years, most recently as an entertainment editor. She was also a member of AmeriCorps and has worked as a staff reporter at Yale Daily News, the student newspaper of Yale University. […]

The Daily Beast names Connor editor-in-chief

The Daily Beast digital news site has appointed Tracy Connor as its editor-in-chief, leading all of the editorial strategy and functions of the publication’s newsroom. Connor joined The Daily Beast as executive editor in 2018. Before that, she was a senior reporter at NBC News, where she also worked in its investigative unit. She also […]

Daily Beast appoints Cartwright editor-at-large

The Daily Beast has tapped Lachlan Cartwright as its editor-at-large. Previously, he held the post of senior reporter. In his new role, Cartwright will succeed Lloyd Grove who will be retiring after more than four decades in journalism. Previously, Cartwright was an executive editor at the National Enquirer and Radar Online. Before that, he was […]