GovExec hires Heckman as senior reporter
Jory Heckman has been hired by GovExec as a senior correspondent. He will be covering stories related to the federal workforce. Heckman has spent the last 12 years at Federal News Network as web editor and then senior reporter. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University.
WSJ seeks a Congress accountability editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced, ambitious, and energetic editor to join our Washington bureau as Congressional Accountability Editor. Congress has changed dramatically in recent years, becoming less productive, more conflicted, and more opaque. Our coverage will seek to bring our readers closer to this massive change, explaining the characters driving it and […]
WSJ seeks a national policy editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a sharp, versatile, and ambitious editor to join our Washington bureau as National Policy Editor. This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of governance and politics, responsible for bridging the gap between how policy is crafted in Washington and how it plays out on the campaign trail […]
How BINJE got World Cup credentials
Tom Bergeron, the founder and editor in chief of New Jersey business news publication BINJE, writes about how it was World Cup finals credentialed. Bergeron writes, “For weeks, I explained to those who asked how many thousands of soccer reporters there are around the world, so many of which have been spread out across the […]
Wagner named Big Tech team leader at Bloomberg
Sarah Frier, managing editor for big tech, artificial intelligence and VC/startups coverage at Bloomberg, sent out the following: Hi all, I am very happy to announce that we are promoting Kurt Wagner to Big Tech team leader, overseeing the reporters who cover Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and more. In more than seven years at Bloomberg, Kurt […]
What TechCrunch’s Silberling looks for in reporting stories
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed TechCrunch senior writer Amanda Silberling about her job. Here is an excerpt: As senior writer at TechCrunch, you write features and news about technology and the people it impacts. What’s driving your coverage? I’m lucky that I’m in a position where I have a lot of freedom to follow what […]
Biz journalist Whalen hired by NYSE
Business journalist J.R. Whalen has been hired as a line producer for the New York Stock Exchange’s flagship “NYSE Live” program. He was most recently at Yahoo Finance as a news and personal finance producer. Whalen is former host and producer of The Journal’s “Your Money Briefing” and Minute Briefing podcasts. He joined WSJ Podcasts […]
Semafor seeks a health care reporter
Semafor is looking for a formidable reporter based in Washington, DC, to get scoops and dig into the biggest stories at the intersection of health care policy, politics, business and power. The future of healthcare and health policy is already taking shape, affected as much by AI and blockbuster drugs like GLP-1s as by the […]
WSJ seeks “Heard on the Street” tech columnist
The Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column is hiring a numerate writer to join our global team. This columnist will produce insightful, sophisticated, and sharp financial analysis and commentary about the biggest issues involving the technology community. You will cover some of the world’s most influential companies—including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Nvidia—and […]
Biz journalist, educator Leckey dies at 76
Andrew Leckey, a longtime business journalist and business journalism educator, died July 11 at 76. An obituary states, “For 25 years, Andrew was investment columnist for the Chicago Tribune guiding readers through an ever-changing financial world. When many believed journalists had to choose newspapers or television, Andrew built careers in both. He worked as the […]
