National Health Reporter Lena Sun reflects on two years of pandemic coverage and what’s ahead
Washington Post National Health Reporter Lena Sun shares her early experiences covering the pandemic and looks ahead to what we can expect next.
By WashPostPRMarch 11, 2022Sara Wildberger named multiplatform editor for The Post’s News Service
Wildberger joins The Post from Argentum, where she was editor of Senior Living Executive magazine and other publications.
By WashPostPRMarch 11, 2022Mark Worth joins The Post as a Multiplatform Editor
Mark graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism.
By WashPostPRMarch 11, 2022Sophia Nguyen named assistant editor for The Post’s National Politics desk
In her new role, Nguyen will conceive and edit explanatory pieces about politics, policy and the federal government.
By WashPostPRMarch 11, 2022Dave Clarke named editor of The Washington Post’s 202 Franchise
Clarke will oversee The Post's six daily 202 newsletters, which provide news and analysis for Washington insiders.
By WashPostPRMarch 9, 2022Rushawn Walters named a social editor for The Washington Post
Rushawn has been an imaginative editor, finding compelling and creative ways to share our most ambitious journalism through visually driven social storytelling. As the team’s primary evening editor, he has consistently made sharp decisions in breaking news situations.
By WashPostPRMarch 9, 2022The Washington Post’s Emily Giambalvo wins U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Jim O’Connell Award
The award is presented annually in honor of the late Associated Press national college basketball writer to a reporter who demonstrates excellence in beat writing.
By WashPostPRMarch 8, 2022Naomi Nix joins The Post’s Tech team to cover Meta and social media
Naomi comes to us after four years at Bloomberg News, where she most recently covered Meta. In that role, she wrote about the company's corporate rebrand, its struggles with civil rights leaders, its investment in the metaverse and the revelations surfaced by whistleblower Frances Haugen.
By WashPostPRMarch 8, 2022Washington Post Live hosts Maria Ressa on International Women’s Day
Ressa, who has been a vocal advocate for press freedom globally, will discuss her path as a journalist, the threat of what she calls “gendered disinformation,” and the state of democracy around the world.
By WashPostPRMarch 7, 2022Rachel Weiner named Washington legal affairs reporter for The Post
Weiner will apply her talent for untangling complex legal cases and arguments in a reader-friendly way in her new role.
By WashPostPRMarch 7, 2022Maria Glod named The Post’s Deputy Local Editor
For nearly 25 years at The Post, Glod has shown impeccable judgment, a penchant for collaboration and a compassionate and supportive style of leadership.
By WashPostPRMarch 4, 2022Wayne Connell named Chief Human Resources Officer for The Washington Post
Since he first arrived at The Post in 2005, Connell has elevated and expanded the HR department with dedicated functions including workforce planning and analytics, talent acquisition and branding, organizational development and culture, internal communications and diversity and inclusion.
By WashPostPRMarch 4, 2022The Post’s María Luisa Paúl to join Morning Mix as staff writer
Paúl joined The Post as a General Assignment desk intern in June, where she has reported on everything from the Surfside condo collapse to wildfires, birds mysteriously dropping from the sky in Mexico and, most recently, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By WashPostPRMarch 3, 2022Jamie Ross to join The Washington Post as a writer for “The 7”
Ross will join Tess Homan in researching and writing the daily briefing and newsletter from his base in Edinburgh. It’s an assignment he’s familiar with: For the past four years, Jamie was a news correspondent for the Daily Beast and the lead writer for the Cheat Sheet, which won the Digiday Award for Best Email Newsletter in 2018.
By WashPostPRMarch 3, 2022Missy Khamvongsa named deputy editor of The Post’s National Politics breaking news team
In her 15-plus years at The Post, Khamvongsa has developed a track record as a skilled editor with a creative, digital-first mindset. In her new role, she will help to lead a high-octane group responsible for anchoring coverage of the biggest national political stories of the moment.
By WashPostPRMarch 3, 2022Neeti Upadhye joins Post Video as Supervising Producer for Evenings
Upadhye will serve as a crucial link between Post video operations in D.C. and Seoul, overseeing breaking news video coverage on weekday afternoons and evenings.
By WashPostPRMarch 3, 2022Brian French joins The Post as news multiplatform editor
French joins The Post from the National Journal, where he has been a copy editor, editing content for their website and newsletter.
By WashPostPRMarch 2, 2022Liz Seymour named The Post’s Deputy Managing Editor for News Operations and Planning
Seymour will guide the newsroom’s budgeting process and oversee a new standards team to update The Post's policies and help maintain The Post's ambitions and values in an ever-changing media landscape.
By WashPostPRMarch 1, 2022Pranshu Verma joins The Post’s Tech team to cover innovations
Pranshu comes to us from the Boston Globe, where he was a technology reporter covering Boston’s startup scene.
By WashPostPRFebruary 28, 2022More than 74 million people visited The Washington Post in January 2022
Nearly 66 million people visited the site via mobile device, six percent more than the previous month.
By WashPostPRFebruary 24, 2022