[1] She left New York City a year later and took a variety of jobs, including as a bartender in Vail, Colorado, and a waitress at a race track.

[3][4] During her time in India, Bell met Raju Narisetti, who hired her to help launch the Delhi-based daily business newspaper Mint.

[5] While director of platforms for The Washington Post, she and Ezra Klein left to co-found the website Vox with Matt Yglesias in early 2014.

[2] Bell appeared in Columbia Journalism Review's 2014 list of "16 women whose digital startups deserve Vox-level plaudits".

[13] Bell appeared in Folio's 2016 "Director-Level Doers" list, recognizing the 100 "most forward-thinking and innovative leaders in magazine media".