WaPo columnist Olen departs
Helaine Olen, a columnist at The Washington Post, has left. She wrote on X/Twitter: “Personal news: There’s no great way to announce this. I’m out at the Washington Post. I was supposed to be there 6 months, instead I stayed 6 yrs. As my goodbye, I’m sharing links to my personal favorites of my own […]
WaPo’s Thompson to be honored with Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer Award
The following excerpt was sent out from wabjdc.org: The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) is proud to announce that Krissah Thompson, a managing editor at The Washington Post, will be honored with the inaugural Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer Award at the 2023 WABJ Special Honors & Scholarship Gala. This award is presented by the […]
Inverse.com hires Liao as deputy gaming editor
Shannon Liao has joined Inverse.com as deputy gaming editor. Recently, she was a staff writer at The Washington Post, where she covered the business, tech and culture of video games. Liao freelanced for The New York Times, The Verge and Vice. She also recorded podcasts for the Scientific American. She wrote for CNN Business and […]
AP hires Brown as race and politics reporter
Matthew Brown will join The Associated Press as a race and politics reporter on the national race and ethnicity team. He will also work with the politics and democracy teams to cover the 2024 election cycle. He will begin on Nov. 6. Brown joins from The Washington Post, where he served as a democracy reporter. […]
NY Times hires Stevens to be deputy tech editor
New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following on Wednesday: We’re delighted to announce that Laura Stevens is joining The Times as a deputy technology editor. Laura joins us from The Washington Post, where she was most recently technology industry editor, helping to guide coverage of some of the biggest tech companies, including Amazon, […]
CNN hires DeChalus as White House reporter
CNN has tapped Camila DeChalus to serve as a White House reporter. Recently, she was a political reporter at The Washington Post and worked at CNN from August 2016 to June 2017 as a news associate. Prior to joining the Post in October 2022, DeChalus covered national politics, campaigns and Congress for Business Insider as a […]
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 […]
