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The Cision Media Research Team maintains a database of more than 1.6 million records, including social influencers, traditional media contacts, outlets and opportunities. Here is a sampling of recent media moves. Follow the team at @Media_Moves.
The New York Times: Elena Bergeron has joined the sports desk at The New York Times as an assistant editor. Bergeron comes from SB Nation, where she was the editor in chief. Before SB Nation, she was the founding editor of Triangle Offense, a basketball and lifestyle site, and before that served as a staff writer at ESPN: The Magazine.
The Washington Post: Susannah George has been named The Washington Post’s Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief. She will start work in the newsroom on Aug. 19 and will take up her duties in Afghanistan by mid-September. George is currently finishing up her duties as a reporter at the Associated Press, where she has covered U.S. intelligence agencies and national security since 2018.
The Washington Post: Ashlyn Still will join the graphics department at The Washington Post Aug. 12 as part of the elections team. Still comes from the graphics team at Reuters in New York, where she has worked as a data visualization developer specializing in policy, politics, and economics coverage. At Reuters, she spearheaded the graphics coverage leading up to the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.
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Dr. Anita Sanchez
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