Bonos named assistant tech editor at Washington Post

Lisa Bonos has been named assistant technology editor at The Washington Post. She most recently wrote about dating and relationships for the Post’s features department. She joined The Post in 2005 and originally was a copy editor for the business news department in 2009. From 2009 to 2011, she was an editor for the Outlook […]

Wells swaps USA Today for Washington Post

Dylan Wells will join The Washington Post as a campaign reporter. Wells begins Oct. 10. Recently, Wells was a congress, campaigns and politics reporter at USA Today. Before that, she was at the National Journal, where she served as a fellow, staff correspondent and national political correspondent. She also worked at CNN and interned at […]

Washington Post names Mahtani international investigative correspondent

The Washington Post has appointed Shibani Mahtani as an international investigative correspondent, based in Singapore. She begins Nov. 1. Mahtani served as Southeast Asia bureau chief, responsible for coverage of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. Previously, she was a Midwest reporter for the Wall Street Journal, focused on law enforcement and criminal justice. She also […]

NY Times Opinion hires Agawu, promotes Loftus

The following excerpt was sent out by The New York Times Opinion: Louise Loftus is being promoted and will be working on commissioning and editing guest essays in addition to her work with the audience team. Louise has worked as a member of the international team in Times Opinion for just over a decade — from […]

Washington Post hires Frostenson as national deputy visual enterprise editor

The Washington Post has tapped Sarah E. Frostenson to serve as a national deputy visual enterprise editor. Frostenson begins on Sept. 26. An excerpt from the announcement reads: In her new position, Sarah will oversee quick-turn coverage and projects that seek to convey information in visually compelling and innovative ways, collaborating with visual journalists across […]

Washington Post names Pauker and Wilgoren editors

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post national editor Matea Gold and deputy national editor Philip Rucker: We are thrilled to announce that Ben Pauker is joining The Post as our new National Security editor. We are also excited to announce that we are moving several beats that had been part of the […]

Dance joins the Washington Post as a climate and weather reporter

The Washington Post has tapped Scott Dance to serve as a climate and weather reporter. Dance will “cover extreme weather news and the intersections between weather, climate, society and the environment.” Recently, Dance was an environment reporter at The Baltimore Sun. He was a senior reporter/projects editor at the Baltimore Business Journal and was a […]

Washington Post appoints Tucker deputy politics editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s national editor Matea Gold, deputy national editor Phil Rucker, senior politics editor Dan Eggen and director of next generation audiences Phoebe Connelly: We are excited to announce that Brianna Tucker is taking on a new role as a deputy politics editor, helping drive campaign and […]

Washington Post names Mesner-Hage Middle East editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s foreign editor Douglas Jehl, deputy foreign editor Jennifer Amur and interim deputy foreign editor Susan Levine: We’re delighted to announce that Jesse Mesner-Hage will become Middle East editor, driving coverage of a region whose wealth, power, tumult and strategic importance exert an outsize influence on […]

Semafor hires Weigel as D.C. reporter

Semafor has tapped David Weigel to serve as a reporter in Washington, D.C.. Recently, Weigel was a national political reporter at The Washington Post. Before that, Weigel worked at Bloomberg on the politics team. He was a senior politics reporter at Slate, where he also hosted a political interview podcast and the “Weigel” news blog. […]