Axios names Berkowitz head of news
Ben Berkowitz has been promoted to head of news at Axios. In this role, he will manage the daily essential newsletter (Axios AM, PM, Finish Line), newsdesk, and audience teams. He has been managing editor of business and markets. Berkowitz oversaw all of Axios’ business and markets coverage and products, including newsletters such as Axios Pro […]
Politico hires Baker as senior legal editor
Politico deputy executive editor Julia Marsh and senior executive editor Alex Burns sent out the following on Monday: Team — When we put out a call for a newsroom leader to guide a tight-knit team of relentless, high-performing reporters covering the intersection of law, politics and power, Sam Baker answered the call. Sam joins us as POLITICO’s new […]
Axios crypto reporter Dale departing, starting newsletter
Axios crypto reporter Brady Dale is leaving the news organization and starting his own newsletter on Substack, starting in December. “It’s still going to be 85% crypto focused, but very different in every way from anything I’ve done before,” he said in an email. “More big picture. Less regulatory. More humor. Deeper dives. Opinion-forward. I’ll […]
Axios seeks a senior tech reporter
Axios is a thriving, fast-growing media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We’re hiring a Senior Technology Reporter to cover the most exciting tech revolution of our time: artificial intelligence. Why it Matters: Axios has built a newsroom of more than 150 talented journalists committed to providing our readers the most […]
How Flynn of Axios handles the media news cycle
Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Axios media reporter Kerry Flynn about her job. Here is an excerpt: Is your coverage more reactive based on the news cycle, or proactive based on stories you want to cover? Where do interviews and features come into the mix? We do everything. What I like about Axios is that […]
Axios rebrands newsletter to focus more on energy
Axios has rebranded its daily energy and climate newsletter “Generate” into “Axios Future of Energy.” It will be written by Generate co-author Ben Geman and Amy Harder, who joined Axios as national energy correspondent. The newsletter will report on the people, companies and technologies that are shaping these major developments. Geman is a senior energy reporter at Axios. […]
Axios hires Harder as national energy correspondent
Axios has hired Amy Harder to be its national energy correspondent. She will start on Sept. 8. For the past four years, she has been founding executive editor of Cipher, a news publication supported by Breakthrough Energy. Harder previously was an energy reporter for Axios, writing the weekly “Harder Line” column. She also covered energy for […]
Knight departing Axios, seeking new role
Axios health care policy reporter Victoria Knight is leaving the news organization next week and is looking for a new role. She has been with Axios since August 2022. Knight previously covered Congress and a wide range of health care issues from Washington for Kaiser Health. She was its lead reporter working with PolitiFact to check the […]
Axios hires Cane as deputy ME for business
Axios has hired veteran journalist Jeff Cane as deputy managing editor, business. Cane will work under managing editor Ben Berkowitz to drive Axios’ business coverage and its business newsletters. “Jeff is a great addition to our growing business team,” said Berkowitz in a statement. “As the business world grows more complex, with a deeper impact on how […]
Axios hires Mills as senior markets reporter
Axios has hired Madison Mills as a senior markets reporter and author of its daily Axios Markets newsletter. She has been anchoring Yahoo Finance’s show “Catalysts,” focusing on the biggest drivers of financial markets each day. Mills previously reported daily from the New York Stock Exchange. Mills also anchored and reported for Bloomberg News, covering daily market […]
