Ruairí Alfredo Arrieta-Kenna
Journalist | Washington, D.C.
about me
i'm an editor and writer on staff at politico magazine
(my first name is pronounced like ruhr-ree)
i'm an editor and writer on staff at politico magazine
(my first name is pronounced like ruhr-ree)
I first joined POLITICO Magazine in 2016 as an editorial intern and am now an associate editor. I've written on subjects such as youth climate activism, criminal justice reform, a senator's intellectual formation and more. And I’ve edited stories on the Latinos in Texas who swung for Trump, the first Native American Cabinet secretary and the immigrant detention centers that became Covid hotspots across the rural South, to name just a few. I also oversee the magazine's production and factchecking, and I manage the magazine's internship program, among other responsibilities.
Prior to re-joining POLITICO in 2018, I worked briefly at Vox.com, covering energy and the environment, and in college, I launched and led a student magazine that published one of the best pieces of local reporting of 2017 according to Longreads. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a dual Irish citizen.
Prior to re-joining POLITICO in 2018, I worked briefly at Vox.com, covering energy and the environment, and in college, I launched and led a student magazine that published one of the best pieces of local reporting of 2017 according to Longreads. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a dual Irish citizen.
contact info
work email: rarrieta-kenna@politico.com
personal email: ruairiak@protonmail.com
work email: rarrieta-kenna@politico.com
personal email: ruairiak@protonmail.com