Kim Fararo

We are thrilled to announce two high-power additions to the International desk: Jeanna Smialek as our new Brussels bureau chief and Jim Tankersley as our new Berlin bureau chief. In their respective roles, Jeanna and Jim will be central to our Europe coverage, tackling some of the biggest issues in the region, including migration, extremism, climate change and geopolitics.

We are thrilled to announce that Lynsey Chutel will be joining the London newsroom as a general assignment reporter for the International desk. As a reporter-researcher in the Johannesburg bureau, Lynsey brought deft news judgment and strong reporting skills to some of the biggest stories in her patch, while bringing to life people and places across the region.

Cassandra Vinograd has joined the International desk as a news editor in London. As she has shown in nearly two years working as a freelancer with Live, she is a multitalented player. She edits. She writes. She is deft at news, in all its many forms. “She has all the skills you’d want in an editor, including an almost uncanny ability to spot news,” said Shashank Bengali, senior editor for Live in London.