We are excited to announce that Sarah Frostenson is joining the Washington bureau as an assistant editor, focused on developing and executing our visual and explanatory strategy.
Sarah will work closely with me and Matea to build on the progress we’ve made in the past few years in making the report more visual and engaging. Along with our Washington-based graphics, photo and video teams, she will guide us to work even more closely with reporters and visual desks to explore the many ways in which we can combine text and visuals to convey news and analysis in innovative ways.
“Sarah’s work shows that she has a great feel for visual and explanatory journalism, and her experience with fast-moving coverage means she’ll be a great fit for the bureau in this moment,” said Steve Duenes.
Sarah joins us from The Washington Post, where she oversaw visual and explanatory stories for the politics and democracy teams. In this role, she led a team of reporters in collaboration with visual journalists across the newsroom to explore a variety of formats and tell engaging stories — many of which have drawn large audiences. Her editing work includes a real-time polling experience that focused on how undecided Americans felt about the presidential debate, a deep dive of President Trump’s use of Truth Social and a look at Elon Musk’s interactions on X and how they have shaped some of the Trump administration’s policies.
Previously, Sarah worked as the senior politics editor at FiveThirtyEight, where her work on the legacy of redlining helped win an Edward R. Murrow award. She has also won awards for her visual and data journalism during her time as a graphics editor and journalist at Politico, Vox and USA Today.
Sarah is a graduate of Dartmouth College and in 2011 completed a Fulbright scholarship in South Africa, where she conducted a field research project that evaluated a low-cost drip irrigation system in improving household food security.
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