Martin Pengelly joins Raw Story as Investigative Editor

Raw Story is pleased to announce the hiring of Martin Pengelly as its new Investigative Editor.

Prior to joining Raw Story, Martin was an editor for the Guardian for 20 years, in London, New York and Washington, first on sports and then in the US on news and politics. For Guardian US, he served as weekend editor for eight years and breaking news editor and reporter thereafter. As a writer, his work on political books earned national notice.

Martin has also written extensively on rugby union in the US, leading to the publication in 2023 of his well-received book, Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went To War.

Before joining Guardian US, he worked in London for the Independent and Independent on Sunday.

Martin holds a BA in history from the University of Durham and an MA in the history of art from the University of London. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three daughters.