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 […]

Condon named Federal Reserve team lead at Bloomberg

Chris Condon has been tapped to be the Federal Reserve team lead overseeing coverage of the U.S. central bank for Bloomberg News. He was formerly a U.S. Treasury and economic policy reporter. Condon has covered the Fed, Treasury Department, U.S. economic policy and the real economy as a reporter and editor in Washington for the […]

FT taps Jones to be global economy news editor

The Financial Times has named Claire Jones to be its global economy news editor. Jones has been with the FT since 2011. She previously was in the publications Washington bureau. She has also been the Frankfurt bureau chief and at FT Alphaville, where she wrote about the global economy. Jones joined the FT as a money supply/economics […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks an economy reporter

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a reporter to cover the U.S. economy, including the Federal Reserve, economic indicators such as nonfarm payrolls, the consumer price index, gross domestic product, retail sales and home prices, as well as market and investor reaction to economic news. In this crucial beat, the reporter will cover breaking news in real […]

AFP seeks an economics reporter in London

AFP is looking for a dynamic and enterprising English-language journalist to join the economics team in its bustling London bureau, which covers the UK and Ireland. Led by the economics coordinator, the team is comprised of four Francophone and two Anglophone reporters who cover the UK economy, government policies, a wide range of companies, financial […]

Houston Chronicle hires Kimble to cover impact of Texas policies on economy

The Houston Chronicle hired Megan Kimble for its Austin bureau, where she’ll cover the impact of Texas policies on the state’s economy and the people who live there. Texas editor Jeremy Blackman writes, “This is a new beat for the Chronicle, and Megan is a natural choice to help shape it. In her seven years in […]

WSJ seeks a reporter to cover Treasury and economic policy

The Wall Street Journal seeks an ambitious reporter to cover the Treasury Department and U.S. economic policy, based in the Washington bureau. The candidate will have one of the most important beats in American journalism, responsible for breaking stories on policies ranging from trade to the federal budget, serving the world’s most demanding and sophisticated […]

Omidyar Network names reporters in residence

The Omidyar Network announced the five latest journalists to join its growing Reporters in Residence program. Journalists Nick Romeo, Anna Louie Sussman, and Osita Nwanevu will spend the next six months reporting on economic issues related to Reimagining Capitalism, which works to shape a new, inclusive economy where markets serve the interests of all people and society. […]