Jewell joins WaPo’s ‘The 7’ team
The Washington Post has appointed Hannah Jewell as a writer and editor on “The 7” newsletter team, based in Britain. The 7 provides, as its title suggests, coverage of the seven top weekday stories in various categories such as politics and opinion. Jewell will also write The Daily Briefing and help edit The 7 podcast […]
WaPo hires Samaha as sports investigative reporter
Albert Samaha will join The Washington Post as a sports investigative reporter on Aug. 7. He will be based in New York. Recently, Samaha served as a senior reporter at BuzzFeed, a role in which he covered how people navigate global inequalities. During more than eight years there, he held the posts of criminal justice […]
Noack named WaPo’s Afghanistan bureau chief
The Washington Post has appointed Rick Noack Afghanistan bureau chief, based in Istanbul. He begins on Aug. 1. He will also cover Pakistan, working closely with the Post’s Pakistani correspondents. Recently, Noack held the post of Parris correspondent. Before that, he worked as foreign affairs and breaking news reporter in Washington, London and Berlin. He […]
Bloomberg Law hires Chin as an editor
Bloomberg Law has hired Jada Chin to be an editor on its insights and commentary team. She will start later this month. Chin has been at the Washington Post for more than seven years working on the social media team as a coordinator and specialist. She also interned for AARP.
WaPo joins Verizon’s +play
The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post: The Washington Post announced today that it has joined Verizon’s +play – giving Verizon customers an exclusive three-month subscription (an offer available to new subscribers of The Washington Post for a limited time). The Washington Post is the first major national newspaper with a digital […]
WaPo taps Bailey for new assignment in Atlanta
The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s national editor Matea Gold, deputy national editor Philip Rucker and America desk editor Cathleen Decker: We are delighted to announce that national correspondent Holly Bailey is taking on a new assignment based in Atlanta, with the mission of covering a swath of the country from […]
WaPo appoints Murray sports editor
The Washington Post has tapped Jason Murray to serve as a sports editor. He joined the Post in August 2020 as an assignment editor to guide coverage of the NBA and WNBA, men’s and women’s college sports, tennis and auto racing. Previously, Murray worked as director of audience and visuals at syracuse.com. He also managed […]
Yahoo Finance hires Shaban as a reporter
Yahoo Finance has hired Hamza Shaban as a reporter. He will start later this month. Shaban is a visual enterprise reporter for the Washington Post business desk. He joined The Post in 2017 as a technology reporter. Previously, he covered tech policy for BuzzFeed News. He was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow for Business Journalism at Columbia University. Shaban […]
Marshall Project hires two audience engagement producers
The following excerpt was sent out from The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, has hired Kristin Bausch and Chris Vazquez as audience engagement producers. In these new roles, Bausch and Vazquez will work together to ensure The Marshall Project continues to strengthen its connection with its current […]
Two WaPo editors named Maynard 200 fellows
The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s multiplatform editing chief Courtney Rukan, local editor Mike Semel, deputy multiplatform editing chief Brian Cleveland, deputy local editor Maria Glod and multiplatform editor Nora Simon: We are excited to announce that Multiplatform Editor Dorine Bethea and Deputy Education Editor April Bethea have been accepted to […]
