The Messenger hires McPherson as Congress reporter
Lindsey McPherson has joined The Messenger as a Congress reporter. Recently, she was a senior reporter at CQ Roll Call, from where she was laid off. McPherson joined CQ Roll Call in May 2015. She also worked as a congressional reporter and senior congressional reporter at Tax Analysts and wrote for the Baltimore Sun Media […]
The Messenger hires Brown as deputy editor of sci/tech coverage
News startup The Messenger has hired Abram Brown to be deputy editor of its science and technology coverage. He has been at The Information as a staff editor on its weekend magazine, covering wealth, power and technology and how those shape culture and the world. Brown had previously been at Forbes since January 2012. He has been […]
The Messenger seeks a digital/culture writer & reporter
The Messenger entertainment team is seeking a digital culture writer and reporter who will be the next great addition to our talented, collaborative and fast-paced team. The ideal candidate is ambitious, hard-working, can work independently and is deeply knowledgeable about digital culture and core reporting methods. You have a proven ability to spot and report […]
The Messenger hires Snow as AI/tech reporter
Jackie Snow has joined The Messenger as an artificial intelligence and tech reporter. Since September 2014, she has been working freelance. Previously, Snow was an associate editor, artificial intelligence at MIT Technology Review and worked as an associate video producer at Fast Company. She interned at The Atlantic. She was a multimedia producer and coordinator […]
The Messenger hires Cooley to cover ag and commodities
News startup The Messenger has hired Patrick Cooley to cover agriculture and commodities. Cooley has been freelancing for Industry Dive, but he was a business reporter for The Columbus Dispatch for more than four years covering agriculture, the environment and transportation. He also worked for Cleveland,com as a life and culture reporter and as a crime reporter. […]
The Messenger hires Bachman to cover airlines
News startup The Messenger has hired Justin Bachman to cover airlines. He previously was an aviation and aerospace reporter based in Dallas at Bloomberg News and Businessweek. Bachman covered airlines, general aviation, NASA, the commercial space industry, defense, and commercial drones. He was also deputy news director at Businessweek.com. Previously, he was a supervisory editor for the Associated […]
The Messenger hires Reis, Howley for personal finance
News startup The Messenger has hired Helen Reis to be its personal finance editor and Kathleen Howley to be a personal finance writer. Reis most recently was at The Balance, a personal finance website owned by Meredith, as senior news editor. She also worked at Bloomberg for 11 years, including time as editorial director of the content syndication group […]
The Messenger hires Browning to run wealth and power team
News startup The Messenger has hired Lynnley Browning to run its wealth and power team. She has been the Financial Planning wealth editor covering taxes, asset management and investment strategies for the publication. A longtime and award-winning business journalist, Browning has reported for Rate.com, Bloomberg, Reuters, Newsweek, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe. She speaks fluent Russian and started her […]
The Messenger hires Carrasquillo as national political reporter
Adrian Carrasquillo has joined The Messenger as a national political reporter to cover the 2024 campaign, swing states and demographics, focused on Latino voters. Recently, Carrasquillo held the same post at Newsweek, which he joined in April 2020. He was an editor and reporter at New York-based Mediaite, which provides news on the intersection of […]
The Messenger hires three new breaking business news reporters
News startup The Messenger has hired three reporters to cover breaking business news. Laura Bratton has been an intern for New Hampshire Public Radio. She also was a producer for “Shoresides,” a local journalism project in rural coastal North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a […]