Heather Murphy is joining The New York Times travel team as a reporter. Previously, she worked on the Express desk as a general assignment reporter.
Murphy has also worked as a senior staff editor on the International desk, digital deputy editor on the Science desk, and reporter for Science and Health at The Times. She was also a photo editor/photo blogger at Slate Magazine.
She has also worked at NPR and has freelanced for Swindle Magazine, the L.A. Times, and Variety.
She was also a breaking news producer/home page editor at washingtonpost.com.
She has also reported and edited for The Santiago Times.
Murphy is a graduate of Georgetown University.