Tech reporter Powers among the layoffs at The Messenger
Tech reporter Benjamin Powers is among the layoffs at news site The Messenger. He has been covering tech policy. He was previously at The Grid exploring the interconnection of technology and privacy within major stories. He focuses on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and how privacy concerns are reshaping technology regulations, among other topics. He has also covered cryptocurrencies […]
NBC News Digital appoints Wollner deputy politics editor
Adam Wollner will join NBC News’ digital team as deputy politics editor to cover the 2024 political campaign, and to organize coverage of down-ballot races. Wollner will begin on Dec. 4. He will join from The Messenger, where he has been a White House editor covering President Joe Biden’s White House and the re-election campaign. […]
Keating to join Vox as senior correspondent
Vox has hired Joshua Keating as a senior correspondent to cover “global trends, and the ideas and dynamics that have shaped them.” He will be based in Washington, D.C., and will begin on Dec. 4. Keating will join from The Messenger, where he is a global security reporter, a post he previously held at Grid. […]
The Messenger launches tech section
David Ewalt, who oversees tech and science coverage at The Messenger, writes about the new section of its website. Ewalt writes, “We’re calling the section Tech because we believe that word shouldn’t just be about gadgets. The definition of ‘technology’ is the practical application of knowledge, and the capabilities that knowledge gives us: Our coverage […]
The Messenger hires two for new sports vertical
The following was obtained by Talking Biz News: NEW YORK – September 5, 2023 – Today, Dan Wakeford, Editor-in-Chief of The Messenger, announced the launch of The Messenger’s sports vertical under the leadership of Dan Kaufman. Additionally, Jeff Goodman and Seth Davis join the sports desk, adding deep expertise and experience to this important area of coverage. […]
The Messenger hires Rennie as breaking news editor on the biz team
Aaron Rennie has joined The Messenger as a breaking news editor on the breaking news team. Previously, he was at The Wall Street Journal, where he worked for more than a decade. There, Rennie held the posts of interactive news writer and senior publishing editor. He was also an editor at Business Wire. Rennie has […]
The Messenger hires Shaheen as health news editor
Mansur Shaheen has joined The Messenger as a health news editor. Recently, he served on the Daily Mail’s U.S. health desk as a deputy health editor. Previously, Shaheen was a health policy reporter at State of Reform and was an election reporter at The Center for Michigan, Bridge Magazine. He also served as deputy editor […]
Tanier joins The Messenger as NFL writer
The Messenger has hired as a NFL writer. He joins from The New York Times, where he was a contributor. Tanier has worked as a senior NFL analyst at Football Outsiders and as a national NFL writer at Pro Football Network, LLC. He was also a NFL national lead writer at Bleacher Report. Tanier has a […]
Welch swaps Politico for The Messenger
Carley Welch has joined The Messenger as a general assignment reporter. Recently, she was a digital producer at Politico. Welch worked at The Washington Post and interned at Voice of America. Welch has a B.S. from James Madison University, where she wrote and edited for the student newspaper The Breeze. She also has a master’s […]
Aiden swaps Politico for The Messenger
Sinobia Aiden has joined The Messenger as a social media manager from her post of digital producer at Politico. Prior to joining Politico in May 2022, Aiden was a digital producer and social media editor at Arizona PBS. She also worked in digital programming and as a social media producer at CNN and a social […]
