NY Times hires Nehamas as a campaign reporter

Nicholas Nehamas will join the New York Times as a campaign reporter and as the beat writer on the emerging candidacy of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Nehamas will begin on April 17. Recently, he was a reporter on the investigations team at The Miami Herald. He joined as an intern, then covered health care […]

The Miami Herald seeks a senior audience growth & engagement producer

McClatchy and The Miami Herald, one of America’s greatest metro newsrooms, is seeking a Senior Audience Growth & Engagement Producer to be the on-the-ground-champion for daily execution of audience growth and reader engagement strategies that amplify our content and connect our newsroom to our local communities. The successful candidate engages with readers across our platforms, […]

The Miami Herald seeks a multimedia/climate change reporter

The Miami Herald is expanding its coverage of climate change and sea rise.  We are seeking a multimedia climate reporter, a key role in a growing team that will tackle complex and critical challenges already shaping just about every aspect of life in South Florida. We’re looking for an experienced multimedia journalist who can explore […]

Lyons swaps NPR for the Miami Herald

Sierra Lyons has joined The Miami Herald as a multimedia climate reporter. Previously, she was an investigative intern at NPR. Lyons was a writer at Black Girl Nerds, where she interviewed film and TV actors for digital and print coverage. She worked freelance, with her work appearing in Teen Vogue, The Washington Post, the New […]

Miami Herald names Craviotto visual innovation editor

The Miami Herald has promoted Marta Oliver Craviotto to visual innovation editor. Recently, she organized the creation of video and audio projects for the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and the Bradenton Herald. Craviotto joined in 2018 as an intern. Previously, she was a reporter at Agencia EFE. She also interned at NBC Boston. Craviotto […]

WaPo hires crime reporter Ovalle to cover opioids

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s national editor Matea Gold, deputy national editor Philip Rucker and health and science editor Stephen Smith: We’re delighted to announce that David Ovalle, who had a distinguished two-decade run chronicling the characters and crimes of South Florida, is joining The Post’s Health and Science team […]

Habersham to join the Miami Herald as accountability reporter

The Miami Herald has tapped Raisa Habersham to serve as an accountability reporter. Habersham begins on October 10. Currently, she is a watchdog and investigative reporter at The Savannah Morning News. She freelanced and reported for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and also served as a news and features editor at VOX Teen Communications. Habersham has a […]

Miami Herald taps Leibowitz to be Miami Beach reporter

The Miami Herald has appointed Aaron Leibowitz as Miami Beach reporter. Previously, Leibowitz was a local government enterprise reporter. He reported for Law360. Leibowitz has a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Be sure to congratulate Leibowitz on Twitter.

Izaguirre to join Politico as a data reporter

Rosmery Izaguirre will join Politico as a data reporter. Recently, she was an Esserman Investigative Fellow, working as a data reporter at the Miami Herald. Previously, she interned at the Los Angeles Times and the Herald. She worked as a visualization producer and as a digital managing editor at the Independent Florida Alligator, University of […]

Conarck to join the Baltimore Banner as criminal justice reporter

The Baltimore Banner has hired Ben Conarck as a criminal justice reporter. He begins in July. Recently, he was a reporter at The Miami Herald, an investigative reporter at The Florida Times-Union and a reporter at Law360. He also wrote for Valley News in Lebanon, N.H. Conarck has a B.A. from the University of Vermont […]