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(New York, NY): Leena Rao (@LeenaRao) and Kristen Bellstrom (@kayelbee) have joined @FortuneMagazine as Senior Writers. Matthew Heimer (@MatthewHeimer) has been hired as a Senior Editor. Robert Hackett (@rhhackett) is now a Writer. And Christina Austin is now working as a Producer.

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Beginning in mid-March, Business Editor Mark Pothier (@markpothier) will begin his new role as Assistant Managing Editor for the Globe’s Sunday Opinion Page. Pothier has been Business Editor since August of 2013.

Boston.com (Boston, MA): Tim Molloy (@TimAMolloy) and Kaitlyn Johnston (@kaitkylejohn) will join @BostonDotCom beginning March 16th.  Molloy will become Editor and Johnston will be Deputy Editor. Most recently, Molloy was the Digital Engagement Editor for the “Frontline” segment on PBS and Johnston comes from Boston Magazine where she was an Executive Digital Editor.

The Washington Post (Washington, DC): Politico Deputy Managing Editor Rachel Van Dongen (@RachelVanD) returns @washingtonpost as a National Desk Editor.

(New York, NY): AP Middle East Correspondent Vivian Salama (@vmsalama) is now the AP’s Baghdad Bureau Chief.

The New York Times (New York, NY): Noam Scheiber (@noamscheiber) has joined @nytimes as a Labor Reporter and Pui-Wing Tam (@puiwingtam) has joined the San Francisco Bureau as a Technology Reporter.

Roll Call (Washington, DC): Associate Political Editor Kyle Trygstad (@KyleTrygstad) is now the Features Editor @rollcall.

(New York, NY): Sarah Ball (@sarahballsy) has been promoted to Executive Digital Editor @GQMagazine.

(New York, NY): Candice Rainey (@candicerainey) joins the travel publication as a Deputy Editor. She most recently held the same position at Details Magazine.

(Arlington, VA): Terry Mulcahy (@TerryDMulcahy) is a new Web Producer @politico.

(Arlington, VA): Former CNN Money Financial Reporter Jennifer Liberto (@jenliberto) signs on as a Senior Financial Services Reporter @politicopro. And Kat Borgerding (@KatBorgerding) is a new Web Content Producer.

Vulture – New York Magazine (@Vulture)(vulture@nymag.com): Gazelle Emami (@Gazellephant) is the new Senior Editor covering television. Lauretta Charlton (@Laurettaland) will be the new Associate Editor for music. Dee Lockett (@Dee_Locket) has also joined the outlet as an Associate Editor covering general entertainment news.

(Philadelphia, PA): Jenny DeHuff (@RuffTuffDH) takes over the Philly gossip column @PhillyDailyNews. Former Gossip Columnist Molly Eichel (@mollyeichel) is joining The Philadephia Inquirer Weekend Section and also covering television.

(New York, NY): Sophie Brickman (@sbrickman) returns to @SAVEURMAG as Senior Editor.

(Washington, DC): Political Commentator Jay Carney (@JayCarney) will be leaving the network to take over the role of Vice President at Amazon.

(New York, NY): Food and Lifestyle Editor Sonal Dutt (@sonal_dutt) has been promoted to Director of Food and Lifestyle.

Yahoo! (@Yahoo): Andy Serwer (@Serwer) is now the Editor-in-Chief @YahooFinance.

Racked (@Racked): Lo Bosworth (@LoBosworth)  is now the Health & Wellness Editor-at-Large here.

Quartz (@Qz)(hi@qz.com): Mike Murphy (@Mcwm) is the new Technology Reporter here.

Buzzfeed -Silicon Valley (@BuzzfeedSF): William Alden (@WilliamAlden), Caroline O’Donovan (@CeODonovan) and John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski)  are now Reporters for the outlet. And Nicole Nguyen (@ItsNicoleNguyen) is the new Tech & Products Editor.

(New York, NY): Robert Viagas has been promoted to Managing Editor @playbill.

(New York, NY): Chris Morocco has returned to @bonappetit as a Senior Food Editor.

(Tacoma, WA): The paper (@thenewstribune) has promoted Reporter TJ Cotterill (@TJCotterill) to Prep Sports Editor.

(Des Moines, IA): Mark Josephson has joined the publication (@midwestliving) as Publisher. He was most recently at Readers Digest Association as Chief Sales Officer.

CNN Political Unit (Washington, DC): Casey Capachi has been named Associate Producer @CNNPolitics. She arrives from The Washington Post.