Globe and Mail taps Lundy as economics editor
Matt Lundy has been named economics editor of The Globe and Mail in Toronto. He has been an economics reporter for the publication for the past five years. He also worked as an interactive editor and a digital editor at the Globe and Mail. Lundy also worked for Yahoo News and Canadian Business magazine. He a […]
Illinois Answers hires Huang to cover economic equity
The Illinois Answers Project has hired Binghui Huang to cover economic equity in Chicago. She previously covered health care for the Indianapolis Star, where she was also a business and labor reporter. She published a project with the investigative team on OSHA’s troubling deference to businesses on workplace deaths and complaints and its impact on RV and […]
SABEW calls for more funding of employment surveys
The integrity of a critical labor-market survey – used to calculate the unemployment rate and labor force participation rate – is at risk as the House and Senate debate final spending bills for fiscal 2025. The Current Population Survey, produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau, requires $20.6 million above its 2024 […]
Grossman returns to WSJ to cover economy
Matt Grossman has rejoined the The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires to cover the economy. Grossman left The Journal in August 2023 to join The Rohatyn Group as an assistant vice president. He had been at The Journal for three years covering markets, including debt and commodities, and also worked at The Commercial […]
WSJ’s Mitchell to cover global economy
Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell has shifted beats in London to cover the global economy. Previously, Mitchell wrote about the finance industry in London. He previously spent 14 years in the Journal’s D.C. bureau, writing about the U.S. economy and the student debt boom. In 2016, the Education Writers Association named him the nation’s […]
SABEW selects 10 for economic data workshop
Ten business journalists were selected for the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing’s 2024 Goldschmidt FRED advanced data workshop on Oct. 14-15 in St. Louis. The Fellows will visit the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis during the program to learn about economic data. During the workshop, they will learn about different types of […]
Newsday seeks a business reporter to cover affordability issues
This reporter covers affordability topics important to Long Islanders, with particular emphasis on “the cost of living on the Island,” including housing, day-to-day expenses, health care, and more. The ideal candidate will develop enterprise stories and cover breaking business news by cultivating sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with […]
Washington Post hires Ackerman to cover the Fed
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery, deputy business editor Sandhya Somashekhar, economics editor Jennifer Liberto and Washington economics editor Mike Madden sent out the following on Monday: We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Ackerman, who has spent more than 13 years covering financial regulation in Washington, will be joining the Economics team to cover […]
Washington Post taps Siegel to cover economics of housing and real estate
Washington Post business editor Lori Montgomery, deputy business editor Sandhya Somashekhar, economics editor Jennifer Liberto and Washington economics editor Mike Madden sent out the following on Monday: We’re excited to announce that Rachel Siegel is taking on a new assignment covering the economics of housing and real estate. This is a critical moment for the […]
Washington Post’s Long to become columnist focused on economy
David Shipley of The Washington Post sent out the following on Thursday: Let’s start with Heather Long. Heather, who has been a member of the editorial board since 2021, will become a 24/7 columnist starting in September. Her focus will be the U.S. economy – from the ground up. She’ll be writing about workers, businesses, corporate leaders […]
