Fowlkes joins Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as investigative reporter

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has hired a former intern, Tamia Fowlkes, as a public investigative reporter. In her new role, Fowlkes will cover education, barriers to housing, health and safety violations, business malpractice and harassment and climate and environmental issues. Previously, she was a general assignment reporting intern at The Washington Post. She interned at […]

WaPo to offer voluntary buyouts to 240 employees

The Washington Post is in plans to offer buyouts to employees across various departments as “prior projections for traffic, subscriptions, and advertising growth for the past two years – and into 2024 – have been overly optimistic” as per the Post’s interim CEO Patty Stonesifer. Stonesifer’s memo obtained by The Washingtonian reads: Dear colleagues, I […]

WaPo, Rubell Museum DC present ‘Style Sessions’ Q&A series

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post: The Washington Post today announced “Style Sessions,” its new series bringing the spirit of the Style section to life through conversation, in partnership with the Rubell Museum DC. Inspired by the Style section’s recent relaunch, the exclusive events highlight designer Ella Emhoff, and visual artist […]

WaPo hires O’Neill as Style newsletter writer

Shane O’Neill will join The Washington Post as a writer of the Style section’s newsletter “Style Memo.” He will begin on Oct. 16. O’Neill will join from The New York Times, where he has worked as an award-winning senior video editor for more than seven years. There, he has also contributed to the Culture and […]

WaPo, Jones debut Freedom of Information Act column

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post: The Washington Post today announces the first installment of “Revealing Records,” a new column anchored by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Director Nate Jones. The first-of-its kind column from the investigations desk takes readers behind the scenes in unearthing public records, exposing the countless secrets […]

WaPo adds three staffers to National desk

Three staff members have assumed new posts on the Washington Post’s National desk: The Post has appointed Amy Fiscus deputy national editor. She will begin on Oct. 30. In her new role, Fiscus will oversee teams that cover politics, democracy, America, national security, justice and immigration, as well as health, science, visual enterprise and the […]

WaPo names Vance ME

The Washington Post has promoted Scott Vance to managing editor. In his new role, Vance will oversee the International, Business, and Sports departments. Vance said: “It’s a great honor for me to be part of the leadership team at The Post. I’m also thrilled I’ll be able to work more closely with the fantastic journalists […]

WaPo names three deputy managing editors

Ann Gerhart, a senior editor for visual enterprise at The Washington Post, has been named deputy managing editor. She joined the Post in 1995 as “Reliable Source” columnist. During her tenure, Gerhart has worked on Style, National and Outlook in writer and editorial roles. She wrote “The Perfect Wife,” a biography of Laura Bush. Gerhart […]

WaPo adds new cohort to its Book World contributors

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post: The Washington Post’s Book World is excited to announce several distinguished contributing writers whose work will appear in its pages. This group of contributors will continue the ongoing revitalization of the section, writing reviews and essays about current events and politics, history, literature, the arts, […]

WaPo taps Tucker to serve as deputy campaign editor

The Washington Post has appointed Brianna Tucker deputy campaign editor on the National politics desk to shape coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign. As per the Post: “Brianna will help guide the talented team of journalists chronicling this extraordinary political moment in America, with a focus on helping drive vivid, agenda-setting and peerless reporting from […]