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Editor & Publisher has named Raw Story to its 2024 "News Media's 10 to Watch" list — an honor recognizing 10 news organizations for their innovation and ingenuity.

The publication praised Raw Story's staff expansion, "deep reporting" and growth in readership and subscribers.

"Raw Story spent 2023 investing heavily in investigative and enterprise journalism, and it isn’t stopping," Editor & Publisher wrote in an article published online Thursday. "These investments aim to dramatically expand its original journalism, increase its subscriber base and enhance its overall leadership in national media." ...

Editor & Publisher magazine has awarded Raw Story a 2023 EPPY Award as the "best news / political blog" among all news sites with 1 million or more unique monthly visitors.

Raw Story was judged on its "overall content regarding news and politics — with focus on analysis and insight as well as wit and wisdom" as well as a submitted portfolio of published articles.

"Being acknowledged alongside some of the nation's most respected news outlets is a privilege," Raw Story Publisher Roxanne Cooper said. "I'm especially proud in the investigative projects we've undertaken in the past year — all made possible by the steadfast support of our loyal subscribers."...

Raw Story, America’s largest independently-owned political news site, has hired a new assistant managing editor and news writer as it continues to expand its breaking news and investigative reporting staffs.

Assistant Managing Editor Kathleen Culliton comes from New York City Patch, where she served as the local news outlet's managing editor for New York City.

Culliton has covered local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post, Al Jazeera, DNAinfo New York, Bustle, the New York Daily News, WNYC, NY1 and City Limits. Kathleen is an alumna of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and originally hails from New York City.
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Raw Story, America’s largest independently-owned political news site, has hired award-winning investigative reporters Mark Alesia and Alexandria Jacobson as it embarks on an expansion of its original journalism.

Raw Story has also hired David McAfee as night editor to manage the newsroom's expanded coverage during evenings and weekends.

"At a time when many news organizations are cutting back and laying journalists off, Raw Story is expanding our newsroom and our reporting ambitions," said Editor-in-Chief Dave Levinthal, who joined Raw Story in January. "Expect us to bring you a lot of news this year that you won't find elsewhere."...