Grist Staff Kiss Up to the New Boss

Three editors walk into a news release...

The latest staffing announcement from grist.com is a wonderful reflection of the online news organization’s mission statement. From the upside-down “i” in the company logo to Grist’s Twitter profile, this Seattle operation is dedicated to the idea of ‘using humor to interpret green issues and inspire environmental action.’

Here’s how the March 1 post in question begins:

We’re thrilled to announce that, upholding a long tradition of convincing people to leave perfectly respectable jobs and cast their lot with our scrappy enterprise instead, we’ve added three top-notch editors to the Grist ranks this spring.

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