NY Times econ reporter Schwartz departs for Teneo
New York Times economics reporter Nelson Schwartz has left the newspaper to become a managing director at Teneo, which advises chief executive officers. Schwartz has covered economics since 2012. Before that, he wrote about Wall Street and banking for The Times, and also served as European economic correspondent in Paris from 2008 to 2010. He joined the […]
AP senior economics reporter Crutsinger is retiring
Martin Crutsinger, who has been covering the Federal Reserve for the Associated Press since 1984, is retiring. He covered 13 Treasury secretaries and five Federal Reserve chairs. Crutsinger graduated from the University of Texas in August 1971 with a degree in government. His first journalism job was at the Jacksonville Journal in Florida. He began […]
Lloyd joins Insider as economics reporter
Insider has tapped Alcynna Lloyd as an economics reporter. She joins from HousingWire, where she was a reporter and digital producer, covering economic and housing market reports, and proving industry tech roundups. She also created video content and produced HousingWire’s podcast, “The Housing News,” which explores important topics in mortgage, real estate and fintech. Before […]
Bloomberg hires Wahid on the economics team
Raeedah Wahid has joined Bloomberg full-time on the economics team. She previously interned for the Bloomberg New York City and Data Journalism desk. She was also an editor at the Data Visualization Society in Washington, where she worked with data visualization developers, writers, industry professionals, and members of the Data Visualization Society. She has also […]
Washington Post names Bhattarai its economics correspondent
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery sent out the following announcement on Friday: We are thrilled to announce that Abha Bhattarai will become The Post’s new economics correspondent, helping us make sense of what’s next for the confounding U.S. economy. Since 2011, Abha has been a stalwart of The Post’s Business Desk, rising from web producer to her most […]
Bloomberg hires Smith as an economy editor
Molly Smith has joined Bloomberg as a full-time U.S. economy reporter. She previously was a corporate finance reporter and editor. She has also worked as a rotational reporter. She was a political correspondent at Citrus TV and has interned at Bloomberg. She was also a local politics reporter at TheNewsHouse.com in Syracuse, New York. She […]
Barron’s hires Politico’s Cassella to cover economics and policy
Megan Cassella, a reporter for Politico, has been hired by Barron’s to cover economics and policy. She will start on Monday. Cassella has been with Politico for more than five years and has been primarily a trade reporter. Previously, Cassella worked for Reuters based out of Washington, covering the economy, domestic politics and the 2016 presidential […]
WSJ taps Mena as economics reporter
The Wall Street Journal has hired Bryan Mena as an economics reporter covering the U.S. economy. He will be based in Washington. Mena begins after graduating from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he is a senior political science student. There, he also served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. He began […]
How the media covers inflation and the economy affects families
Isaac Bailey writes for Nieman Reports about the impact of media coverage about the economy and inflation affects families. Bailey writes, “How the media frames such stories, what context we include and what we don’t, matters greatly. It affects the shape of policies that are potentially transformative for families feeling the pinch of inflation in an age […]
Bloomberg seeks Canada economy reporter in Ottawa
As the world’s ninth-largest economy and second-most important trading partner of the U.S., Canada prides itself on an educated workforce, growing technology sector and Group of Seven nation status. There are, however, caveats. A dangerously elevated housing market, high debt levels and weak productivity are some of the factors currently threatening its growth outlook. Our […]
