In a memo to staff Wednesday, AP Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson announced a pair of key promotions:
I am excited to announce two important promotions for two fantastic AP journalists: Zeke Miller is Washington’s deputy bureau chief for reporting teams and Tia Goldenberg is the bureau’s government policy and impact editor.
As a deputy bureau chief, Zeke will oversee our daily news report and coverage from our talented reporting teams. As you all know from working with Zeke, there is no one better at breaking news, and he will leverage those sharp skills along with his ability to develop sources and connect the dots across storylines in this new role. He will work closely with our news editors and format leaders to ensure we are collaborating across teams to elevate our coverage and find opportunities to break our own news on the biggest stories about the Trump administration and its impact around the country and world.
His appointment rounds out our top Washington bureau leadership team that includes our two other deputy bureau chiefs — Mike Tackett, who oversees enterprise, and Jack Auresto, who oversees video and production – and Pablo Martínez Monsiváis, our assistant bureau chief for photos.
Zeke joined AP in 2017 from Time Magazine and became chief White House correspondent in 2022. He has broken numerous stories over the years and been at the helm during so many key moments of the Biden and Trump administrations, including most recently during President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East. And when a big story breaks, no matter when and where, Zeke is often one of the first journalists to jump in and help out, often writing a flawless AP News Alert or pulling together reporting from multiple places into a perfectly crafted story.
Tia will be joining our team in Washington from Jerusalem, where she is a correspondent and known as a team leader who works closely with journalists across the bureau to help them elevate their stories. Tia’s collaborative approach to journalism, ability to quickly navigate breaking news and her commitment to deep storytelling is impressive. Prior to joining AP in 2008, Tia worked in East and West Africa as a correspondent for the German news agency, dpa.
As policy and impact editor, Tia will help lead our coverage of immigration, public health, climate and environment as well as stories about the District of Columbia. In this role, Tia will work closely with U.S. News and Global Beats on those coverage areas and other stories that touch on public policy and the impact it has on people’s lives. With a background in video, Goldenberg also will bring an all-formats approach to the position, which is critical as we make the pivot to digital- and visual-first storytelling.
Please join me in congratulating Zeke and Tia on their new roles!
