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.

The Toronto Star has appointed Jordan Himelfarb to a new role of opinion editor, and he will oversee the Star’s editorial board.

After dedicating the past few years as Prism’s editorial director and managing its newsroom, Lara Witt is stepping into the role of editor-in-chief.

Jennie Overfelt has been named the publisher and president of The LaGrange (Georgia) Daily News and The Valley Times-News and their affiliated print and digital publications.

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Kelsey Evans comes to the Flathead Valley after serving as editor for the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources in Moscow, Idaho.

NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing cable news network in primetime, has announced that Michael Corn has been named president of Programming & Specials and Cherie Grzech has been elevated to president and managing editor of News & Politics. Both Corn and Grzech have signed new multi-year agreements with the network and will report directly to Sean Compton, president of Nexstar’s Networks division.

Newsweek has announced that Global Chief Commercial and Growth Officer Kevin Gentzel is transitioning into a formal advisory role as of May 1. In this new role, Gentzel will continue to support Newsweek, leveraging his extensive industry experience to guide Newsweek's ongoing transformation and continued innovation.

The E.W. Scripps Company is adding Seth Walters — a media executive with more than a decade of streaming TV experience — to its sales leadership team as head of CTV sales, effective April 29.

CNN International has hired Kenyan journalist and anchor Victoria Rubadiri for a new role on its long-running multiplatform series “Connecting Africa” and as part of the network’s newsgathering operation in Nairobi.

Maxine Builder will oversee the ambitious expansion of Wirecutter’s short-form journalism.