Marshall Project hires Abdullahi as engagement reporter

Aala Abdullahi has joined The Marshall Project as an engagement reporter. The nonprofit reports: “In this role, she will work closely with our engagement editor, Nicole Lewis, to understand the news and information needs of our audience, particularly those directly affected by the criminal legal system.” Abdullahi commented: “I’m beyond thrilled to bring my expertise […]

Marshall Project launches Mississippi outlet, hires two reporters

The Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom The Marshall Project has hired Daja E. Henry and Caleb Bedillion as reporters. The hires come following the Marshall Project’s launch of its second local news operation in Jackson, Miss. In her new role, Henry will cover local criminal justice stories that examine persistent problems in policing, courts, local jails […]

SPJ names recipients of its annual Sunshine Awards

The following excerpt was sent out from spj.org: The Society of Professional Journalists has named five journalists and reporting teams as winners of its annual Sunshine Award. This year’s winners are: — Brett Murphy of ProPublica for his investigation into 911 call analysis — Lexi Churchill, Vianna Davila, Megan Rose and Ren Larson of ProPublica […]

Marshall Project hires Walter as staff writer

The following excerpt was sent out from The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, has hired Shoshana Walter as a new staff writer. Walter will work with editors and reporters to produce more of The Marshall Project’s signature investigations. Walter joins The Marshall Project from Reveal from […]

Marshall Project hires two audience engagement producers

The following excerpt was sent out from The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, has hired Kristin Bausch and Chris Vazquez as audience engagement producers. In these new roles, Bausch and Vazquez will work together to ensure The Marshall Project continues to strengthen its connection with its current […]

The Marshall Project seeks an engagement reporter

A core pillar of our strategy at The Marshall Project rests on engagement: how to conceive and distribute our journalism so that it better reflects and reaches people, including the incarcerated and their families, who have largely been ignored or marginalized by many news platforms. This is a form of journalism that involves reimagining our […]

Marshall Project hires Dexter as senior development writer

David Dexter has joined The Marshall Project as a senior development writer. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Dexter will lead and execute communications strategy for donor outreach, and also build and strengthen relationships with prospective and existing donors to The Marshall Project. His work will support The Marshall Project President Carroll Bogert, other key […]

Marshall Project names Trexler EIC for Cleveland

The following excerpt was sent out from themarshallproject.org: The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, has appointed Phil Trexler the new editor-in-chief for The Marshall Project – Cleveland. In his new role with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, Trexler will oversee the Cleveland newsroom’s investigative reporting on Cuyahoga County’s criminal justice […]

Marshall Project hires Mann as senior editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, has just announced the hiring of Dave Mann as a Senior Editor. Mann joins The Marshall Project from APM Reports in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he served as a senior editor and led teams […]

VanSickle to join NY Times as Supreme Court reporter

Abbie VanSickle, a reporter at The Marshall Project has left to join The New York Times as a Supreme Court reporter. In her new role, she will work “alongside Adam Liptak, our chief Supreme Court correspondent, to cover the world of the court, including its role in politics and the lives of the justices,” as […]