Tankersley becomes Berlin bureau chief at NY Times
Jim Tankersley has been named Berlin bureau chief for the New York Times. He has been based in its Washington bureau covering economic policy. Tankersley will move to Germany in early 2025. He joined The Times in 2017 to cover taxes and economic policy in the Washington bureau. He then moved to the White House team […]
Zeballos-Roig departs Semafor after two years
Semafor economic policy reporter Joseph Zeballos-Roig has left the organization after two years. He previously was a policy reporter covering taxes, inequality and federal spending at Business Insider. Zeballos-Roig joined Business Insider in 2019 as a policy reporting fellow. He worked freelance for The New Republic and Bedford + Bowery, a New York Magazine site. Zeballos-Roig interned at WNYC Radio’s “The Takeaway” and […]
Bloomberg seeks a Fed and US economy reporter
The Federal Reserve, the world’s most powerful central bank, has begun lowering interest rates after its most aggressive campaign to tame inflation since the early 1980s. How quickly and deeply will Fed officials cut? Can they bring inflation back to target without tipping the US economy into recession? How are the Fed’s decisions affecting American […]
Globe and Mail seeks a reporter to cover economics and fiscal policy
The Globe and Mail is seeking an ambitious, dynamic reporter to cover government and fiscal policy in Ottawa for the Report on Business. To be successful, you will have a firm grip on economics, a keen eye for policy and a drive to reveal how business constituencies interact with the federal government and vice versa. You […]
WSJ hires Schwartz to cover economic policy
The Wall Street Journal Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta sent out the following on Monday: We are thrilled to announce that Brian Schwartz will be joining the bureau as our White House economic policy reporter, starting Oct. 28. Brian is a news hawk, breaking story after story during a distinguished six-year run as a political […]
The problems in covering Trump’s economics proposals
Jem Bartholomew of Columbia Journalism Review writes about the mistakes being made in the media covering former President Donald Trump’s economics proposals. Bartholomew writes, “So how is the media communicating what Trump’s economic policies would mean for the country? As I see it, it’s going wrong in two ways. First, journalists are ‘sanewashing’ Trump’s senselessness, as […]
Meyers, longtime Star Tribune economics reporter, dies at 75
Mike Meyers, who was an economics reporter and columnist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune for more than two decades, has died at the age of 75. Randy Furst of the Star Tribune, “Meyers had a talent for distilling complicated economic issues, often with humorous but riveting opening paragraphs. ‘He had an unusual combination of talents both […]
Saunders moves to trade beat at Times of London
Tom Saunders is now covering trade for The Times of London. He previously was on the graduate scheme at The Times. He has exposed trade between UK companies and Russia during the Ukraine war and was named one of MHP’s 30 To Watch young journalists. Saunders also worked as a data journalist at the i Paper. He […]
NY Times Fed reporter Smialek to become Brussels bureau chief
Jeanna Smialek, the Federal Reserve reporter for The New York Times, has been tapped to be its new Brussels bureau chief. She will cover the European Union, immigration, trade and security issues. Smialek will start in January. Smialek has been with The Times since 2019. She had previously been at Bloomberg since January 2013 and […]
NY Times seeks a Fed correspondent
The New York Times is looking for an experienced and versatile journalist to join our Washington Bureau as the next Federal Reserve correspondent. This reporter will cover America’s central bank and issues pertinent to the U.S. economy, including inflation, labor market data, demographics and inequality. This is a chance to join a committed team of […]
