The Audience Team shares a staffing update.

The Arena Group announces the return of SURFER with a special print edition due out this summer. First published in 1960, this marks the revival of premium surf journalism, world-class photography, as well as a number of other exciting projects in the works.

Puck, the subscription newsletter company, will announce it has hired veteran journalist and TV commentator John Heilemann as its chief political columnist and partner, Puck's co-founder tells Axios.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media has named Michael Abramowitz as the new permanent director of Voice of America.

Scripps News has tapped former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to serve as a political analyst for the network. He made his debut on Monday, April 22.

Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is exiting the company after over 20 years.

Steve Ammermann has led the West Central Tribune through years of "revolutionary changes" in the newspaper industry. He said he is leaving confident in its future.

A leader with 22 years of experience of cross-functional work at nonprofit organizations with local, state, and national reach, Amy Wielunski was most recently vice-president of membership at Chicago Public Media, home to the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ Chicago.

AFP has appointed Sophie Huet, one of its top journalists, to a new role driving its strategy on Artificial Intelligence, reflecting the Agency’s desire to bolster its competitiveness in this key domain.

The board of directors of The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. has appointed Sara Silverstein as the company’s chief executive officer. Cavitt Randall will remain chairman of the board and continue to be an active voice and asset to the leadership team.

Veteran journalist Sean McDevitt joins Inside Radio as managing editor, effective May 16. He succeeds Paul Heine, who announced his retirement in January after 15 years with the industry-leading publication and 47 years in the radio business. “I’m calling this a ‘semi-retirement.’ While I’m pulling back from full-time employment, I still plan to be involved in the industry in the future,” says Heine.

Jennifer Mitchell, president of CBS Stations (West Coast—Midwest), has announced a new California-based investigative initiative, CBS News California Investigates, and named longtime journalist Julie Watts as the regional CBS California correspondent.

Scripps News is announcing the launch of the Disinformation Desk, a team dedicated to exposing sources of disinformation and examining how it spreads. Liz Landers, former chief political correspondent for Vice News, will join the network as its lead disinformation correspondent. 

Rachel Cohrs Zhang has been promoted to chief Washington correspondent at STAT News.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is scrubbing out at ABC at the end of June.

Reuters has hired Kavya Balaraman to be an editor on the commodities and energy team.

Graham Media Group, the local media division of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), announced today that Sean McLaughlin has been named vice president of news for the company's local media hubs. McLaughlin brings over two decades of experience leading innovative news strategies across multiple platforms.

Joe Ward, an invaluable leader for visuals across social media, becomes senior staff editor.

I wanted to share some news with you about an upcoming change at the station. After a 46-year career in media, I have made the decision to retire. A retirement date is still to be determined, but it will be sometime before the end of 2024.