Houston Chronicle biz reporter Downen to join Texas Tribune

Robert Downen will join the Texas Tribune as a democracy reporter. Downen will be based in Austin. Recently, he was at the Houston Chronicle, where he covered nonprofits and other business news. Previously, he was a business reporter at the Albany Times Union and was managing editor of Times News Group in Illinois. He was […]
Douglas to join the Houston Chronicle as deputy metro editor

Katherine Douglas will join the Houston Chronicle as deputy metro editor. Recently, Douglas served as deputy senior content editor of breaking news at the Chicago Tribune. Before that, she was a reporter at the Quick Response team. She was an education reporter and assignment editor at the Naples Daily News. She worked as a police […]
Smith re-joins Houston Chronicle as a senior enterprise reporter

The Houston Chronicle has hired Sarah Smith as a senior enterprise reporter. Smith worked at the Chronicle from December 2018 to June 2021 as a metro reporter covering housing and homelessness. Since June 2021, Smith has covered housing, poverty, mental health, and religion for ProPublica, where she previously was a fellow and freelancer. She was […]
Satija departs Washington Post for Houston Chronicle

Neena Satija has joined the Houston Chronicle as an investigative reporter in its Austin bureau. Recently, Satija held the same position at The Washington Post. Previously, Satija was an investigative reporter, radio producer and environment reporter at The Texas Tribune. She also worked at Reveal and reported for Connecticut Public Radio/Connecticut Mirror. Satija has a […]
Serrano joins Texas Tribune as a general assignment reporter

The Texas Tribune has hired Alejandro Serrano as a general assignment reporter on the breaking news team. Serrano starts on September 26. He served as an education reporter at the Houston Chronicle and worked on its metro desk, where he contributed to pandemic coverage. He was a breaking news reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle […]
Washington Post adds three to its SEO team

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s SEO and operations editor Bryan Flaherty and head of curation and platforms Coleen O’Lear: We are thrilled to announce the addition of three editors to The Post’s SEO team: Candace Mitchell, Gwen Milder and Ashleigh Wilson. These SEO editors will work to create strategies to […]
Stone joins the Houston Chronicle as weekend digital producer

The Houston Chronicle has hired Brady Stone as weekend digital producer. Recently, Stone was an audience intern at McClatchy. There, he grew audiences and researched communities for the Kansas City Star. Previously, he was an engagement fellow at the Texas Tribune. He interned at Texas A&M School of Public Health and freelanced. Stone has a […]
Stone joins the Houston Chronicle as weekend digital producer

The Houston Chronicle has hired Brady Stone as weekend digital producer. Recently, Stone was an audience intern at McClatchy. There, he grew audiences and researched communities for the Kansas City Star. Previously, he was an engagement fellow at the Texas Tribune. He interned at Texas A&M School of Public Health and freelanced. Stone has a […]
Kansas City Star appoints Lindenberger VP and editorial page editor

The following excerpt was sent out: The Kansas City Star has hired Michael Lindenberger, a Pulitzer-winning journalist at the Houston Chronicle, to become the newspaper’s vice president and editorial page editor. Lindenberger, 51, replaces former opinion editor Melinda Henneberger, who recently became a columnist at The Sacramento Bee, a sister paper of The Star. “We […]
Baltimore Banner taps Gomlak as local news editor

Norman Gomlak has joined the Baltimore Banner as a local news editor. Recently, he was deputy metro editor at the Houston Chronicle. Previously, he served as South desk editor/night supervisor at The Associated Press. He also held editorial roles at Congressional Quarterly, the Baltimore Sun and the News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. He was […]