We'll do more formal job announcements next week. But for our regular readers and for those who might be interested in joining our team, I wanted to let you know that we're going to be adding eight new editorial positions to our staff. Most of those slots will be new reporter-bloggers in New York and Washington. But there will also be new junior editorial positions.

We plan to hire for six of those positions this summer. And then two more in early fall. Together, that will more than double the size of our editorial staff.