Talia Buford
I’m an assistant managing editor, and I help recruit, hire and support ProPublicans.
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What I Do
I’m the assistant managing editor responsible for recruitment, hiring and career development. I lead the talent department, the team that is responsible, in short, for ProPublicans. We find them, nurture relationships with them and guide them through our hiring process. Once they’re here, our team supports them with career development opportunities so they can do the best journalism of their lives.
My Background
For much of my career, I was an investigative journalist who wrote about energy and the environment with a focus on the disproportionate impacts borne by marginalized communities. I joined ProPublica in 2017, and was part of a team of reporters whose coverage of the coronavirus pandemic was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In 2020, I became ProPublica’s first talent development director.
I previously worked at The Center for Public Integrity, Politico Pro and The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. I hold a master’s degree in the study of law from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hampton University.
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