MinnPost hires metro editor, deputy editor

As a part of MinnPost s ongoing expansion we re excited to welcome Leah Fabel to the club as our new metro editor and Dan Haugen as our new deputy editor Leah Fabel started as MinnPost s metro editor on July The majority lately she has been freelancing for publications including the Hechinger Record KFF Robustness News and Atlas Obscura while also working as an educator From to she was a writer and editor for One Day magazine the Teach for America alumni magazine that published in-depth journalism on the challenges and joys schools and teachers across the country encounter in their quest to improve training Before that she was a staff writer at the Washington Examiner Dan Haugen is joining MinnPost s club as deputy editor Dan was an early contributor for MinnPost writing its Business Agenda blog until After years of freelancing for MinnPost Twin Cities Business and others he became an editor and watchdog coach at the Sioux Falls Argus Leader where he oversaw the newsroom s core local news reporters Dan Haugen He spent seven years as managing editor for St Paul-based Power News Structure a nonprofit news organization that covers clean strength procedures and of late merged with Canary Media where he is wrapping up his time as a senior editor Dan s first day at MinnPost is July Also this week we welcomed visual journalist and Review for America CatchLight corps member Ellen Schmidt to the newsroom You can read more about Ellen here Welcome Leah Dan and Ellen The post MinnPost hires metro editor deputy editor appeared first on MinnPost