WaPo appoints Pincus-Roth senior editor, Style
The Washington Post has tapped Zachary Pincus-Roth to serve as senior editor, Style. The Post reports: “In this role, Zach will also orchestrate our daily print section and help organize our process as Style quickly moves toward its September relaunch.” Pincus-Roth joined the Post in January 2016 as a pop culture editor and then served […]
WaPo names Wagner editor, politics breaking news team
The Washington Post has appointed John Wagner editor of the politics breaking news team. Recently, he was a member of the national political breaking news team, where he was the first reporter when the team launched in 2018. Wagner joined the Post in July 2004 as a Maryland political reporter and has also served as […]
WaPo taps Still to serve as deputy director of elections
The Washington Post has named Ashlyn Still deputy director of elections. In her new role, she will work with elections director Rachel Van Dongen. The Post reports: “This move expands upon the work Ashlyn has been doing in her previous role as projects editor for elections in Graphics, coordinating efforts among engineering, product and the […]
WaPo names Jordan and Vongkiatkajorn editors, Next Generation team
The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s director of Next Generation audiences Phoebe Connelly and managing editor Justin Bank: Jamal Jordan and Yu Vongkiatkajorn have been named editors on the Next Generation team. Jamal will lead our efforts with experimentation and new formats. In this role, he will work across desks to […]
Levine becomes deputy editor at WaPo
Susan Levine will join The Washington Post’s America team as a deputy editor later this month. Levine has been with the Post for more than 22 years, serving as a metro reporter; special projects reporter; assistant Virgina editor; and deputy health, science and environment editor on the National desk. Since 2018, she has been editor […]
The Washington Post seeks a deputy national editor
The Washington Post is looking for an outstanding journalist to serve as its next deputy national editor, with the mission of helping to drive ambitious and revelatory coverage of the country, its people and its institutions. Together with the national editor, the deputy national editor is responsible for guiding the reporting and editing across the […]
Connuck joins Charlotte Observer as sports reporter
The Charlotte Observer has hired Shane Connuck as NASCAR reporter. He will join from The Washington Post, where he was a high school sports reporter. Previously, Connuck reported for the Capital News Service and interned at Maryland Athletics. Connuck graduated from the University of Maryland. You can congratulate Connuck via Twitter.
Yahoo names O’Lear senior director of curation and platforms
Coleen O’Lear will join Yahoo News as senior director of curation and platforms. In her new role, she will helm the curation and distribution strategy across all products and platforms. O’Lear will partner with the newsroom and technology teams to find creative and new avenues to surface the right content and engage with audiences. She […]
Washington Post taps Parker as Cairo bureau chief
Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl, deputy foreign editor Jennifer Amur and Middle East editor Jesse Mesner-Hage sent out the following on Friday We’re very happy to announce that Claire Parker will become our next Cairo bureau chief, leading coverage of a vast swath of the Middle East racked by instability and autocracy, where diminished American […]
WaPo promotes Rucker to national editor
The Washington Post has promoted deputy national editor Philip Rucker to the post of national editor. As per the Post: “Starting in September, Rucker will lead a staff of more than 150 journalists who deliver agenda-setting news, investigative and feature coverage of the country on a wide range of topics, including national politics, the federal […]
