
The Washington Post has named Jeff Stein its chief economics correspondent.
He has been the White House economics reporter for The Washington Post. Since joining The Washington Post in November 2017, he has covered the Republican tax law; the government shutdown; and the administration’s economic response to the coronavirus, among other topics.
In 2014, he founded the local news nonprofit the Ithaca Voice in Upstate New York. The Ithaca Voice has a full-time staff of reporters and remains the best publication in the city.
He also worked for the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Stein is a graduate of Cornell University.