The Hill hires Freddoso as deputy opinion editor
The Hill has appointed David Freddoso deputy opinion editor. Since June 2009, he has worked at The Washington Examiner. During his 14 years at the Examiner, Freddoso held the posts of contributing editor, editorial page editor and online opinion editor. Before that, he was a staff writer at the National Review. Freddoso has a bachelor’s […]
Newsweek appoints Awtry senior VP of audience development
Newsweek has hired Josh Awtry as senior VP of audience development. As per the announcement: “Awtry will chart an ambitious path for growth by engaging Americans with unique content that spans the cultural and political spectrum to further Newsweek’s mission of welcoming diverse views and voices that advance the search for common ground.” Recently, Awtry […]
The Hill appoints Rai director of audience development
The Hill has promoted Sarakshi Rai to director of audience development. As per The Hill: “In her new role, she will be responsible for growing the audience for The Hill and will work across the newsroom to increase overall site traffic while staying true to The Hill’s mission as a decoder of politics, policy, and […]
Kim departs The Hill for WaPo
HyoJung Kim will join the Washington Post’s video department to cover politics and the 2024 election. She begins Monday (April 17). The Post reports: “She will be a part of Video’s explanatory team, focusing on a combination of breaking political news and analysis for news from Congress, the White House and the campaign trail.” Since August […]
The Hill hires business and finance editor, names assistant editor
The Hill has hired a business and finance editor and named an assistant business and finance editor. Riley Gutiérrez McDermid has been hired as The Hill’s new business and finance editor. She will lead the finance and business teams, as will the tech team. McDermid has been a money and tech editor for USA Today, […]
Vella joins Bloomberg as a corporate tax reporter
Bloomberg has hired Lauren Vella as a corporate tax reporter. Recently, Vella was an associate editor at The Hill, where she edited its business and policy pages for print editions thrice a week. She was an assignment editor at Providence Media and wrote on the latest real estate trends in the nation for HomeLight. She […]
Wadington joins The Hill as deputy managing editor
The Hill has appointed Katie Wadington to the post of deputy managing editor. Recently, Katie Wadington served as Washington editor for breaking news and planning for USA Today. There, she held the posts of fact check editor and Politics NOW editor. She spent more than 15 years at The Asheville Citizen Times, holding various posts, […]
Ali departs The Hill for Slate
Shirin Ali has joined Slate as an associate writer for news and politics. Recently, Ali was a staff writer at The Hill. She was a news associate at CNN, where she wrote for the trends team and focused on daily stories ranging from human interest topics to political breaking news. Ali graduated from Northwestern University. […]
Williams swaps The Hill for Politico
Jordan Williams will join Politico Pro as a legislative compass reporter. Recently, Williams was a defense reporter at The Hill, where she covered defense, veterans’ affairs and Congressional action. Before that, she reported on the latest in politics breaking news as a breaking news reporter. At FDAnews, she was part of a team that compiled […]
DeRose joins Morning Brew as a senior reporter
Morning Brew has tapped Adam DeRose to serve as a senior reporter for HR Brew. Recently, DeRose was a supervising producer for news video at The Hill. Before that, he held the posts of senior creative video producer and video producer. He interned at and then freelance for Reuters, where he assisted the national affairs […]
