The Hill taps Weaver to serve as a Senate reporter
Al Weaver is now Senate reporter at The Hill. Previously, Weaver co-wrote the paper’s Morning Report newsletter. Weaver was a political reporter at the Washington Examiner and reported for The Daily Caller. He interned at the Houston Chronicle. Weaver has a B.A. from Ursinus College. You can congratulate Weaver via Twitter.
Semafor hires Chalfant to cover national security
Morgan Chalfant has joined Semafor as a reporter in Washington, D.C., where she will cover national security through the newsletter Principals. Recently, Chalfant was a White House reporter at The Hill. There, she also held the posts of national security reporter and cybersecurity reporter. She reported for the Washington Free Beacon and wrote for Red […]
Sullivan to cover health care for Axios
Peter Sullivan, a staff writer covering health care policy and politics at The Hill will leave to join Axios to cover health care. Sullivan begins in September. His tweet reads: “I’ve loved my nine years @thehill and am very thankful to the great reporters and editors I got to work with, especially @BobCusack and @iswanTheHill […]
The Hill’s staff members form union
Workers at The Hill, which provides policy and political news in Washington, D.C., have formed a union. The new group includes reporters, social media curators, designers, copy editors and other newsroom workers. The new union’s stated aim is to secure equitable and transparent pay, access to affordable health care and to create a diverse and […]
Carney joins Politico as congressional reporter
Politico has hired Jordain Carney as a congressional reporter. She begins on May 17. Carney joins Politico from The Hill, where she worked as a U.S. Senate reporter. Prior to that, Carney was at the National Journal as a staff writer for Hotline, the Journal’s political newsletter. There, she also covered Congress and political races, […]
Kheel departs The Hill for Military.com
Rebecca Kheel, a reporter covering defense at The Hill, will be leaving to join Military.com as a congressional reporter. Previously, she has worked as an assistant copy editor and then as assistant news editor at The Daily Orange, the independent student newspaper of Syracuse University. She has also interned at the Santa Monica Daily Press […]
The Hill appoints Meyn associate editor
The Hill has hired Colin Meyn as an associate editor. Previously, he was managing editor at VTDigger. He was also editor at Southeast Asia Globe and also editor-in-chief of The Cambodia Daily. Meyn holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
Expanded role for The Hill’s Beitsch
Rebecca Beitsch, reporter at The Hill, will be taking on an expanded role as the publication’s senior New England correspondent. Beitsch has been at The Hill for over 2 years. Before that, she was a reporter, Stateline at The Pew Charitable Trusts. She was also a teaching English volunteer at Peace Corps and a government […]
Nexstar Media acquires The Hill for $130 million
Political digital media company The Hill has been acquired by Nexstar Media for $130 million, reports Variety. Nexstar operates TV stations in 116 markets and 120 local websites. The company said, “the acquisition of The Hill would be immediately accretive to its operating results.” “The Hill has a nationally recognized brand known for delivering balanced […]
Tan named copy editor at the Washington Post
The Washington Post has hired Anjelica Tan as a copy editor on the multiplatform desk. Tan joins from The Hill, where she was an associate editor. She also works in a freelance editorial capacity at Foreign Policy. She was also a banking reporter at MLex Market Insight and a finance reporter at Kiplinger. Her work […]
