The Independent appoints Garcia D.C. correspondent
Eric Garcia has been named D.C. correspondent at The Independent. Garcia was also an assistant editor at The Washington Post and an associate editor at The Hill. He was also a staff writer at Roll Call and has served as a staff correspondent at National Journal. He was also a transparency reporter at MarketWatch and […]
The Independent taps Politico’s Isaac as economics editor
Anna Isaac, trade and economics correspondent at Politico Europe, has been hired by The Independent as an economics editor covering trade, global economy and the UK’s place within it. She starts in mid-July. Isaac was also a reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering telecoms and security, cybercrime, and developments in emerging markets and stock […]
The Independent hires Sinay as U.S. writer
Danielle Sinay has joined The Independent covering U.S. politics, culture, lifestyle, digital trends and more. Previously, she was a health and wellness writer at Penske Media Corporation. Before that, she held the post of trending news writer on an interim basis. Sinay has also covered health and wellness, beauty, culture, trends, news and more for […]
Newsweek hires Crump as U.S. reporter
James Crump is now a U.S. reporter at Newsweek. He joins from The Independent where he was a general reporter covering the U.S. Crump also served as publisher, deputy editor and writer at the Londnr for more than four years. He was also writer, editor and publisher at The-Beleaf. He has also written for SLIK […]
Fearn steps down as comment editor of The Independent
After almost six years, Hannah Fearn is stepping down as comment editor of The Independent. From October, after her maternity leave, she will continue as a columnist and contributing writer but will also be writing for other outlets while working on a few other projects. Fearn has been with The Independent for almost seven years […]
The Independent taps Petter as senior lifestyle writer
The Independent has promoted Olivia Petter to the post of senior lifestyle writer. Previously, she was serving as a lifestyle writer. Petter was also a digital intern at Vogue and has worked as a publicity assistant at Conde Nast Publications. She was also a letters editor at Epigram, the University of Bristol student newspaper, and […]
BBC welcomes back Chu as economics editor
Ben Chu is re-joining BBC Newsnight as an economics editor starting in June. Chu takes up the post at a crucial time as governments in the U.K. and around the globe look toward building back post the pandemic. Chu previously worked on the program back in 2019-2020. He has also worked at The Independent as […]
Insider names Bergman digital culture editor
Sirena Bergman has joined Insider U.K. as a digital culture editor. She comes from The Independent where she held the post of editor, Indy100. Before that, she was a freelance writer and commissioning editor, opinion at The Independent. She was also a freelance sub-editor and commissioning editor, opinion, at Metro. She was also a commercial […]
The Independent hires Cockroft as editor
Stephanie Cockroft has joined The Independent as an Indy100 editor. She comes from The Evening Standard where she has worked for more than 3 years, joining as a night news editor. She then became an associate news editor and then served as an online news editor before holding the post of news editor. She has […]
The Independent hires Plummer as reporter
Kate Plummer has joined The Independent as an Indy100 writer with a focus on politics, current affairs, social justice and similar topics. Previously, she was working freelance for The Times, The Daily Mail, The Fourth Estate, Metro, Huffington Post, and Vice. She was also a reporter at Scram News and a junior reporter at Civil […]
