Newsweek has added two new staffers: Lucy Westcott and Paula Mejia. Westcott will cover international news, and was most recently at The Wire as an editorial fellow, following stints at Capital News Service and Inter Press Service as well as internships at Newsday, Washington Examiner, Arlington Mercury and BBC News. Mejia is joining Newsweek’s web team covering a variety of topics. She was most recently a freelance music writer, contributing to Pitchfork Media, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Interview and The Village Voice. Follow Newsweek on Twitter for updates on breaking news.
Very excited to be starting @Newsweek on Monday with .@tenaciouspm, where I'll be telling Americans about the rest of the world.
— Lucy Westcott (@lvzwestcott) July 2, 2014
Last week of full-time freelancing. Monday I'll be joining @Newsweek's web staff with 3 other women, including the inimitable @lvzwestcott!
— Paula Mejia (@tenaciouspm) July 2, 2014
