The Solutions Journalism Network has welcomed the award-winning journalist, author and journalism educator Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson as its new climate director.
Former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather will appear on the network for the first time in 18 years when he exited the network amid controversy over reporting on then-President George W. Bush’s military records.
Quartz, a G/O Media brand and leading business news and information site, announced the hiring of Audrey McNamara as breaking news editor. Quartz has now hired seven new editorial staffers in the last three months.
Sandhya Somashekhar joined the Business desk at The Washington Post two years ago from Outlook to manage a team of reporters covering an array of regulated industries including health care, medicine, food, energy and — most recently — transportation.
Jack McCordick will be an assistant to the columnists Ezra Klein and Tressie McMillan Cottom.
The Washington Post has announced Suzi Watford as its chief strategy officer, a new role designed to oversee the publication’s strategy, aligning it across all business functions and overseeing brand identity — including marketing and events efforts.
Justin Jouvenal will team up with Ann Marimow on one of the most consequential beats in Washington. Together they will scrutinize the justices and reveal and explain the influences on their work at this crucial juncture in the court’s history, while also setting the agenda in covering the news of the court itself and the decisions that shape policy across the country.
The Star Tribune Media Company, the largest news organization in the Midwest, has announced the promotion of Kavita Kumar to community engagement director and the addition of Melissa Wind as head of philanthropic partnerships.
Maxwell Strachan, an accomplished journalist, is joining Well as a senior editor.