Webinar on reporting on inflation and the economy is next week
The Council on Foreign Relations is inviting journalists to attend a webinar on reporting on inflation and the U.S. economy. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, Sept 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, CFR fellow for international political economy, will discuss global factors and trends contributing to inflation in […]
Vanek Smith moves to NPR’s economics beat
In a note to newsroom staff, Pallavi Gogoi, chief business editor, made the following announcement: I’m thrilled to announce that Stacey Vanek Smith will be joining NPR’s Business Desk for a year as global economics correspondent to boost the network’s prize-winning coverage of the economy. If ever there was a time to add to the network’s coverage […]
Rockeman to cover retailers for Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News editors John J. Edwards III and Crayton Harrison sent out the following on Friday: We’re pleased to announce that Olivia Rockeman is moving from the US economy beat to the consumer team, covering retailers including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Victoria’s Secret, and Levi’s, as well as smaller brands like Warby Parker and […]
Reuters seeks a Federal Reserve reporter
Reuters is seeking a top-notch Federal Reserve Reporter to join our U.S. Economic and Monetary Policy Coverage team. The position requires a journalist ready to break news on and pursue initiative reporting about Federal Reserve policy developments and the key policymakers behind those actions, with a particular focus on the New York Fed, the most important of […]
Economist Krugman: Media is getting the economy all wrong
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, who also writes a column for The New York Times, told CNN’s Brian Stelter that the media is misunderstanding the economy, reports Ramishah Maruf of CNN. Maruf writes, “But in today’s divisive environment, the debate over whether or not to use the word recession by some members of the media has become ‘especially […]
Economist Krugman: Media is getting the economy all wrong
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, who also writes a column for The New York Times, told CNN’s Brian Stelter that the media is misunderstanding the economy, reports Ramishah Maruf of CNN. Maruf writes, “But in today’s divisive environment, the debate over whether or not to use the word recession by some members of the media has become ‘especially […]
WNYC hires Velasquez as economics & equity editor
Josefa Velasquez has been hired by WNYC as its economics & equity editor, overseeing coverage of poverty, economic instability, housing, homelessness and the workforce. Her first day is Aug. 8, and she will report to deputy editor in chief Stephanie Clary. Velasquez has been covering New York politics and the state capitol for nearly a decade. […]
Bloomberg seeks an economics reporter in London
Bloomberg is looking for a reporter to join the UK economics team in London. This is a chance to cover one of the world’s largest economies sitting at the heart of global geopolitics, international investment, commodities and the energy transition. It’s also a country going through an unprecedented transformation after Brexit and the pandemic. We’re […]
States Newsroom seeks a national economy reporter
Join States Newsroom to report on the connections between national economic policy, the states, and everyday people from coast to coast. States Newsroom, the nation’s leading network of nonprofit news sites focused on state government, policy, and politics, is hiring for a new role. The National Economy Reporter will provide coverage of a broad range […]
Washington Post promotes Liberto to economics editor
The Washington Post has promoted Jennifer Liberto to economics editor. She had been deputy economics editor for the past three years. Liberto previously was at NPR, where she was deputy business editor. She edited and co-managed a team of about 10 reporters and oversaw much of the network’s coverage of trade and the economy. Before assuming […]
