Renita Jablonski

Washington, D.C.

Audio Director at The Washington Post

director of audio @washingtonpost / before: @Gimletmedia @spotify / alum @GimletUnion / before that: @NPR / she/her

Articles

Grief (and love) in L.A.

Jan 13, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Renita Jablonski |Monica Campbell |Savannah Robinson |Rennie Svirnovskiy
Trump’s bizarre campaign, Harris’s tense interview

Oct 18, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Reena Flores |Renita Jablonski |Eliza Dennis |Mary Jo Murphy

“Post Reports” co-host Martine Powers and senior political reporter Aaron Blake talk with national political reporter Marianne LeVine about the peculiar moments that she’s observed on the campaign trail this week with former president Donald Trump. From a music listening session on stage, to some eyebrow-raising interviews with both candidates, “The Campaign Moment” crew digs into the Trump and Harris campaigns’ final sprints before Election Day. Today’s show was produced by Eliza Dennis.
Democrats’ struggles with Black men

Oct 16, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Renita Jablonski |Laura Benshoff

A majority of Black voters support Democratic candidates, but the percentage has shrunk in recent years, with the steepest decline among Black men. So, the Harris campaign has launched a round of targeted interviews, deployed prominent Black surrogates and released policy papers aimed specifically at winning back these voters.
Inside Trump's rally: 'A this-changes-everything moment'

Jul 13, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Ted Muldoon |Renita Jablonski |Reena Flores |Rennie Svirnovskiy

Former president Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)Donald Trump, the former president who is set to formally accept the Republican nomination later this week, was less than 10 minutes into his speech at a rally in Pennsylvania when a burst of gunfire interrupted him. Trump was quickly rushed offstage with what appeared to be blood on one side of his face.
Biden may not have coattails, but other Dems do; Alito's flags and more

May 24, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Renita Jablonski |Mary Jo Murphy

Welcome to The Campaign Moment, The Washington Post’s weekly politics roundtable to help you keep track of the biggest developments of the 2024 campaign. Senior political reporter Aaron Blake, who writes The Post's new Campaign Moment newsletter, is out sick this week, so national political reporter Michael Scherer and White House reporter Tyler Pager join Martine Powers this week.
A vote for the soul of the Republican Party

May 22, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Rennie Svirnovskiy |Ted Muldoon |Renita Jablonski

A generation ago, community activists were able to bankrupt and push out a white supremacist hate group that took root among the tall pines and crystal lakes of North Idaho. It was a hard-fought triumph — one North Idaho residents took pride in. But today, some of those activists and residents worry that hateful ideologies are returning to their region. This time, they say, the threat is no longer on the fringes of society, dressed in Nazi garb at a hideout in the woods.
Try This

Apr 2, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Cristina Quinn |Renita Jablonski |Allison Michaels |Katty Huertas |Audrey Valbuena |Christian Font | +1 more

Snackable advice for life’s common challenges“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. Meet your hostHost Cristina Quinn brings exactly the right amount of motivation with her endearing enthusiasm and the curiosity to learn along with you.