Simon becomes audience strategy editor for Washington Post biz news
Washington Post financial editor Lori Montgomery, deputy financial editor Damian Paletta and technology editor Christina Passariello sent out the following on Friday: We are thrilled to announce that Maite Fernández Simon is joining the Business team as audience strategy editor, a new leadership role that will help chart the trajectory of our expanding technology and […]
Washington Post names Reinhard political investigations reporter
Washington Post national editor Matea Gold, deputy national editor Philip Rucker, senior national investigations editor Peter Wallsten and deputy editor for political investigations Tim Elfrink sent out the following on Thursday: We are delighted to announce that Beth Reinhard is joining the National staff as a political investigations reporter with a mission of producing revelatory […]
Leavenworth joins WaPo as policy, politics and power editor on climate desk
Washington Post climate and environment editor Zachary Goldfarb and climate and environment deputy editor Juliet Eilperin sent out the following: We are delighted to announce that Stuart Leavenworth is joining The Post as the Climate & Environment department’s policy, politics and power editor. In this role, Stuart will supervise a team of reporters in the United […]
Washington Post seeks an Apple reporter
The Washington Post is seeking a creative, ambitious and resourceful reporter to cover consumer technology giant Apple and Big Tech’s growing influence on American society. Apple is one of the world’s most valuable companies, having sold iPhones, AirPods and Apple Watches to billions around the globe. Its app store is the gateway to new online […]
Downie departs Washington Post for MSNBC
James Downie, digital opinions editor at The Washington Post, has left after 11 years to write and edit for MSNBC Daily. Downie tweets: “It’s been an honor and a dream come true to work for my hometown paper. And it was a true pleasure to work with so many wonderful colleagues.” Previously, he worked for […]
Abdulla named senior editor of WaPo Opinions
Sara Abdulla will join The Washington Post Opinions as a senior editor. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Abdulla comes from Nature, the global science journal, where she has been Chief Opinion Editor for the last 15 years. She will be based in London. “In addition to her role overseeing Nature’s columns, comment, book reviews […]
Washington Post hires Insider’s DeChalus to cover Congress
Camila DeChalus will join The Washington Post as a congressional reporter. DeChalus begins on Oct. 10. Recently, she was a senior D.C. politics reporter at Insider, where she covered national politics, campaigns, and Congress. Before that, she was a homeland security and immigration reporter at CQ Roll Call. She reported on breaking news, politics, business, and […]
Washington Post names Izadi co-host of ‘Post Reports’
The following excerpt was sent out: The Washington Post today announced the addition of Elahe Izadi as host of “Post Reports,” joining Senior Audio Host Martine Powers to helm the organization’s flagship podcast. Izadi, a media reporter for The Post, will debut her expanded role on September 26 after regularly guest hosting since the spring. Izadi joined […]
Washington Post appoints Hawkins assistant visual enterprise editor
The Washington Post has tapped Derek Hawkins to serve as an assistant visual enterprise editor, National. A Post statement announced that in this role, Hawkins will “help conceive and execute high-impact visual and immersive storytelling, “Derek will help drive timely coverage that conveys complex information in visually compelling and unconventional ways, collaborating with Photo, Video, […]
Washington Post hires Bloomberg Opinion’s Duenwald
Bloomberg Opinion managing editor Mary Duenwald has been hired by the Washington Post to be a senior editor for its opinion section. She will start in October. Duenwald was a member of the Bloomberg Opinion editorial board covering health care and the environment. Before coming to Bloomberg in 2011, she was the deputy op-ed page editor at […]
