Chabel appointed inaugural CEO at The Intercept

The following excerpt was sent out: The Intercept announced today three high-level appointments following its restructuring as an independent nonprofit organization in January. Annie Chabel has been appointed as the organization’s first CEO, and Nobel Peace Prize winner journalist Maria Ressa and Omidyar Group managing director Pat Christen will join The Intercept’s new board of directors. Roger Hodge will […]

Lerner swaps the Intercept for ProPublica

Sharon Lerner, an investigative reporter covering health, science and the environment at The Intercept, will leave to join ProPublica, where she will divide her time between the international health team and the national desk. Lerner begins in September. She worked for The Village Voice, the public radio show “The Infinite Mind,” and the New School, […]

Lerner swaps the Intercept for ProPublica

Sharon Lerner, an investigative reporter covering health, science and the environment at The Intercept, will leave to join ProPublica, where she will divide her time between the international health team and the national desk. Lerner begins in September. She worked for The Village Voice, the public radio show “The Infinite Mind,” and the New School, […]

The Intercept’s Reed joins the Guardian as top editor

The Guardian U.S. has appointed Betsy Reed as its head editor to lead the newsroom, departing her post as editor in chief of The Intercept. At The Intercept, Reed oversaw investigative journalism that won prizes including the George Polk Award, National Magazine Awards and the Sidney Hillman Prize. Before that, Reed was at The Nation, […]

Intercept names Olivares lead producer for podcasts

Jose Olivares is now a lead producer, podcasts, at The Intercept. Previously, he was an associate producer at WNYC Radio. Previously, he was also a fellow at The Intercept and has interned at NPR. He has also worked as an assistant for the Reynolds School of Journalism’s Reynolds MediaLab. Olivares was also a general news […]

Emmons departs The Intercept for law school

Alex Emmons, a national security reporter at The Intercept, is leaving to attend Yale Law School in the fall. Emmons has been with The Intercept for more than 5 years, joining in 2016 as a politics intern. In addition, he has also interned at Amnesty International USA and ACLU. His work has also been featured […]

The Intercept seeks investigative reporter

The Intercept is looking for an energetic investigative reporter to expand its coverage of Washington. The reporter must be able to work collaboratively with other reporters, researchers, and editors at the Intercept, as well as outside partners on occasion, and have an interest in covering politics as a meaningful enterprise rather than a sporting event. […]

The Intercept seeks audience engagement producer

The Intercept is looking for a digital journalist to help and deepen its relationship with its audience. DUTIES: Work on the day-to-day promotion of The Intercept’s journalism on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Apple News, and other platforms Moderate website comments; respond to reader feedback on social media Collaborate regularly with editorial, membership, visual, product, podcast, […]

The Intercept seeks senior editor

The Intercept is looking for a dynamic editor to join its senior editorial leadership team. In this role, you will work with staff reporters and freelancers on in-depth investigations, as well as news stories and opinion pieces in response to unfolding events. RESPONSIBILITIES and REQUIREMENTS: 10 years of journalistic experience, including editing experience Track record […]