Washington Post media critic Sullivan departing for Duke University

Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post’s media columnist who writes about the news media, press rights and the digital transformation of the culture will leave to join Duke University part time as the 2023 Pamela and Jack Egan Visiting Professor. Sullivan’s last day is Aug. 24. An excerpt from Sullivan’s memo reads: Working at the legendary Washington […]

Lozada to join the NY Times as Opinion columnist

Carlos Lozada will join The New York Times as an Opinion columnist. Lozada starts on September 1. Lozada has been serving as nonfiction book critic at The Washington Post since 2015. Before that, he served as Sunday Outlook editor, national security editor and economics editor. He was managing editor at Foreign Policy. He was an […]

Washington Post taps Reynolds to cover exercise science

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s wellness editor Tara Parker-Pope: I’m delighted to announce that Gretchen Reynolds will be joining The Washington Post as a columnist covering exercise science for our expanded wellness desk. Gretchen comes to The Post after 16 years writing for the New York Times, where she redefined […]

Washington Post seeks deputy breaking news editor for business and tech

The Washington Post is looking for an experienced and creative editor to lead our breaking news desk through the afternoon and early evening, jumping on live events across such critical coverage areas as technology, economic policy, financial markets and general business. This is a full-time position that requires strong news judgment and versatility. The ideal […]

Washington Post names Abutaleb White House reporter

The Washington Post has tapped Yasmeen Abutaleb as a White House reporter to cover President Biden and his administration. Recently, Abutaleb served as a health policy reporter, focused on the government’s COVID-19 response, the Department of Health and Human Services, White House health policy and health care legislation on Capitol Hill. Previously, she worked as […]

Washington Post taps Mourtoupalas as graphics reporter

The following was sent out from The Washington Post’s director of graphics Chiqui Esteban and deputy graphics director Tim Meko: We are happy to announce that Nick Mourtoupalas is joining the Graphics team as a graphics reporter. Nick, currently a news copy aide, has been at The Post for five years, during which he worked […]

Williams to join the Washington Post as books editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s managing editor for diversity and inclusion Krissah Thompson and deputy features editor Mitch Rubin: We are thrilled to announce that John Williams is joining The Washington Post as books editor, helping to reinvigorate this important coverage area. John will lead our award-winning nonfiction and fiction […]

Washington Post appoints Kashino editor of “The Home You Own”

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s deputy features editor Mitch Rubin and lifestyle editor Jenny Rogers: We are thrilled to announce Marisa Kashino will join The Washington Post’s new home initiative, The Home You Own. After a successful two-month experiment last year, The Home You Own will officially launch this fall […]

Eng to join the Washington Post as Graphics assignment editor

Emily M. Eng will join The Washington Post’s Graphics team as an assignment editor to work with a group of graphics reporters based on the West Coast. Eng starts on Aug. 29. She will join from The Seattle Times, where she worked for six years, as a news graphics artist and recently as graphics editor. […]

Washington Post names Canales assignment editor, Graphics

The Washington Post has tapped Manuel Canales as an assignment editor in Graphics, with a focus on enterprise projects. Canales begins on Aug. 8. Recently, Canales was at National Geographic, where he worked for seven years as a senior graphics editor. There, he developed its information graphics and illustrations, both in print and digitally. Previously, […]