Today, Vox announced that Libby Nelson has been promoted to editorial director of policy, politics, health and science.
In his new role, Nelson will be the senior leader of the policy and political teams, as well as the newsroom overseeing coverage of the 2024 election. Vox’s health and science coverage.
“Libby has been part of building Vox since day one, and at each stage of her career here, she has exemplified our mission to tackle complex problems and put our audiences first.” Stated. Swati Sharma, editor-in-chief and publisher. “She has also been an indispensable leader in recent years. She understands where Vox can have the most impact and has a track record of developing writers and coverage that make that impact.”
Nelson joined Vox as an education reporter when the site launched in 2014 and became editor in 2017, starting the first iteration of Vox’s general assignment news team. In 2018, Nelson was appointed deputy policy editor. In that role, she led Vox’s daily coverage of policy in her 2020 primary and general election.she was an editorial consultant weed From 2020 to 2022, he will appear as a guest host from time to time. Nelson has been Vox’s policy editor since 2021. She has contributed to Vox’s coverage of every election over the past decade, covering a wide range of policy issues including housing, education, abortion, health care, race and inequality, the Supreme Court, and the federal government’s response to COVID-19. He led the team’s coverage. -19 pandemic etc.
Prior to her role at Vox, Nelson was a reporter at Politico Pro, Inside Higher Ed, and the Scranton Times Tribune. She was also an adjunct professor at American University, where she taught regular weekend seminars to graduate students on policy planning.
