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 […]
Miami Herald hires Zakaria as deputy managing editor for local news
Tabassum Zakaria will be joining The Miami Herald as deputy managing editor for local news next month. She currently serves as managing editor at McClatchy, where she led the Washington bureau. She has also held the post of Washington editor. She has also worked as a consultant at International Finance Corporation, where she was editor […]
Miami Herald promotes Mena to managing editor
The Miami Herald has promoted Alex Mena to the post of managing editor, helping oversee Miami newsroom operations and directing oversight over el Nuevo Herald. Mena has been with the Herald for over 26 years, serving as editorial specialist, copy editor/designer, backup day/night metro slot editor, assistant sports editor, deputy sports editor, newsroom night operations […]
Politico taps Daugherty to helm Morning Transportation newsletter
Alex Daugherty is joining Politico to lead the Morning Transportation newsletter and report on infrastructure, supply chains and transportation issues. Previously, he was a Washington correspondent at The Miami Herald, where he has also worked as a politics reporter. He was also a Washington correspondent for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, one of McClatchy’s flagship newspapers. […]
Miami Herald taps Brugal as K-12 education reporter
The Miami Herald has hired Sommer Brugal as a K-12 education reporter. She joins from Treasure Coast Newspaper in Florida, where she was an education reporter for over 2 years. She has also worked freelance and was a digital marketing copywriter at RepEquity, Inc. in Washington D.C. She has also worked at American University and […]
Miami Herald managing editor Hirsch to retire
Rick Hirsch, managing editor at The Miami Herald, will be retiring at the end of the year. Hirsch had been with the Herald for over 41 years. During his time at the Herald, he has served as Broward managing editor, senior editor for multimedia and new projects, as a reporter, editor and manager leading the […]
Miami Herald seeks editorial board member
The Miami Herald seeks an editorial board member who can craft must-read editorials and columns, hold local institutions to account with fresh reporting, and help lead a constructive conversation in the community. The successful candidate will be a digital journalist who can report and write powerful editorials and columns about local and regional issues and […]
Miami Herald wins Esserman-Knight Journalism Prize for investigative reporting
Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot were recognized with the Esserman-Knight Journalism Prize on Wednesday for their investigative series Perversion of Justice. Brown and Michot are the winners of a $10,000 prize. “Emily and I are very honored and grateful that our work is being recognized with this prestigious award,” Brown said in […]
Miami Herald replacing Saturday print with expanded weekend edition
The Miami Herald will cease publication of its Saturday print edition, effective March 21, 2020. Instead, the publication will launch a Weekend Edition that includes expanded newspapers on Fridays and Sundays. All Saturday features including comics, puzzles, TV listings, real estate, and local sports coverage will be covered in the expanded version. On Saturdays, the […]
Miami Herald workers set to unionize
Months after reporters revealed McClatchy News CEO Craig Forman had received a $1 million bonus and $35,000 per-month housing stipend while laying off journalists and other workers at his news corporation, employees in the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald newsrooms today publicly announced they plan to unionize. “Our journalism is strong when our journalists are strong,” […]
