Houston Chronicle taps Barned-Smith for new role

St. John Barned-Smith will move into an investigations role at the Houston Chronicle, covering a wider range of topics. Recently, he worked as a public safety reporter and wrote about the state’s criminal justice system. He was part of the paper’s “Super Breaking News” team, covering major disasters including Hurricane Harvey, and previously covered breaking news […]
Goodwin joins Houston Chronicle as graphics reporter

The Houston Chronicle has hired Anastasia Goodwin as a graphics reporter on the data visuals team, where she will be producing data-driven stories. Goodwin joins from the University of Texas at Austin, where she worked as a research assistant. She was also a front-end developer and is proficient in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, Javascript, and […]
NY Times taps Root as investigative reporter

Jay Root will join The New York Times as an investigative reporter in the Albany bureau. He begins in May. Recently, he has been working as an investigative reporter at the Houston Chronicle. Before that, he held the same post at the Texas Tribune. He has also reported for The Associated Press. Additionally, during his […]