The Atlantic has announced the following: the hire of Ali Breland, most recently at Mother Jones, to report on disinformation and extremism; the promotion of Matteo Wong, previously an associate editor, covering artificial intelligence; and the moves of longtime Atlantic editors Julie Beck and Ellen Cushing to staff-writer positions, covering culture and family.
Kami Rieck joins Opinion’s audience and fact-checking teams as an editor.
Terry Rowinski has been named president of CDS Global, Inc., a unit of Hearst Magazines that provides end-to-end subscription management and payment solutions.
Lee Enterprises has hired Les Ottolenghi, a veteran technology and cybersecurity executive, as chief transformation and commercial officer, a new position.
Lynsey Chutel, a reporter-researcher in the Johannesburg bureau, will be a general assignment reporter for International.
The Latrobe (Pennsylvania) Bulletin has promoted Joe Wells as its new managing editor. The Slippery Rock University alumnus was first hired in May 2022 as a staff writer for the Bulletin before recently being named managing editor.
The Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times welcomed its new publisher, Greg Burney, on April 22. He succeeds Jennifer McCullough, who announced her retirement March 6.
David Dishman, business, growth and development editor at the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, has been named the Coloradoan’s new executive editor. Dishman replaces Eric Larsen, who left in January to become executive editor of the Indianapolis Star, part of the USA TODAY Network.
The 19th has announced that veteran journalist Fernanda Santos is joining as managing editor to help shape coverage during this crucial election year and beyond.