Staff

Named bylines, not anonymous templates

The Press now runs with named desks and subject-specialized staff voices. The names below are part of the prototype edition’s editorial system.

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Mara Ellison

National Politics Correspondent

Reports on federal power, election administration, courts, and the mechanics of democratic life.

Topics: elections, courts, federalism, administration

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Julian Mercado

Technology & Industry Correspondent

Covers semiconductors, AI infrastructure, energy, and the industrial systems beneath the digital economy.

Topics: chips, AI, power, manufacturing

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NC

Nia Calder

Culture Correspondent

Writes about labor, institutions, and the money under culture without forgetting the people in the room.

Topics: arts, television, labor, audiences

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OB

Owen Barrett

Economics Correspondent

Tracks the way national indicators show up in rent, wages, hiring, household budgets, and the built environment.

Topics: inflation, housing, labor, consumption

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Lena Park

Education Correspondent

Reports on schools, campuses, attendance, access, and what public systems ask of families and students.

Topics: schools, attendance, higher ed, learning

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Ruth Alvarez

Health Correspondent

Covers public health, disease surveillance, vaccination, and the institutions that separate anxiety from evidence.

Topics: vaccines, outbreaks, surveillance, CDC

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Elias Voss

Ideas Editor

Writes essays on ethics, political thought, and the language societies use when technology outruns judgment.

Topics: philosophy, ethics, political thought, AI

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MS

Mira Sato

Science Correspondent

Covers spaceflight, research infrastructure, and the material reality of large scientific programs.

Topics: spaceflight, NASA, engineering, missions

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SH

Samir Haddad

World Affairs Correspondent

Reports on alliances, defense industry, and how geopolitical language becomes procurement and logistics.

Topics: Europe, defense, alliances, supply chains

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Ada Brooks

Opinion Editor

Writes arguments about institutions, public knowledge, and the state capacity required for democratic self-rule.

Topics: statistics, governance, institutions, public policy

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