The new role builds on years of Amaria’s work across the newsroom, producing eye-catching, high-impact journalism
(Courtesy of Kainaz Amaria)
By WashPostPR
An announcement from Investigations Editor Peter Wallsten, Deputy Investigations Editor Dave Fallis, Deputy Investigations Editor Eric Rich and Narrative Accountability Editor Kelley Benham French:
We are thrilled to announce that Kainaz Amaria, one of our newsroom’s most thoughtful and creative architects of immersive, visual-first journalism, is taking on a new role as the visual enterprise editor for Investigative.
In her new position, Kainaz will work with the long-term, rapid and narrative accountability teams, along with our partners on the data and visual forensics teams, to forge new and compelling storytelling forms that can broaden the reach and impact of The Post’s investigative reporting. She will collaborate closely in these efforts with visual journalists across the newsroom as we work collectively to make stories more accessible and compelling for all readers.
Kainaz’s track record of producing eye-catching, high-impact journalism makes her ideal for this role. Since arriving at The Post in May 2022 as National’s visual enterprise editor, she has overseen an array of stories that have drawn large audiences, including a deep-dive into the dangers of underwater volcanoes, the story behind the “J6 Prison Choir,” the remarkable evolution of George Santos’ campaign biography and Tucker Carlson’s text messages about Donald Trump. She also played a critical role in Terror On Repeat, a visually-driven story that focused on the aftermath of mass shootings as part of the Pulitzer-winning AR-15 series.
Before joining The Post, Kainaz was Vox’s first-ever visuals editor. There she spearheaded large collaborations, including live election results and ambitious projects such as Supertrees. Before Vox, Kainaz was an editor on NPR’s Visual Team, where she played a key role in creating new storytelling formats.
Kainaz was honored with the John Long Ethics Award by the National Press Photographers Association for her writing and criticism on the photojournalism industry and visual language. In 2010, she was a Fulbright Scholar based in Mumbai, India, where she produced a short film on the Parsi Zoroastrian community.
Please join us in congratulating Kainaz, who started her new role this week.