Washington Post hires Paletta as senior economics correspondent
Washington Post business editor David Cho and deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb sent out the following announcement: We’re very happy to announce Damian Paletta, one of the best economic policy writers in the country, will join us as a senior economics correspondent covering White House economic policy. Damian comes to us from the Wall Street […]
MLex seeks assistant editor in Washington
International regulatory news service MLex is seeking an Assistant Editor to aid the regional Managing Editor in the day-to-day supervision of coverage. An Assistant Editor must: – Coordinate coverage with editors and Managing Editors in other regions. – Provide authoritative guidance to reporters. – Identify and communicate with the staff on the day’s coverage priorities. […]
Coverage: Yellen defends current banking regulation
Federal Reserve Board chair Janet Yellen went before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and defending current banking regulations, stating that they are not inhibiting economic growth. Binyamin Appelbaum of The New York Times had the news: Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the ranking Democrat on the committee, asked Ms. Yellen whether regulation had reduced the […]
WSJ names new economics coverage leaders
Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement: All: I am delighted to announce a new leadership lineup in our Global Economics team, which will ensure that we extend our lead as the premier global publication for major breaking news and insightful analysis on all economic matters, from the White House and […]
Politico seeks editor for trade/agriculture coverage
Politico Pro is looking for a smart, enthusiastic and fast editor to help lead our trade and agriculture coverage. There will be no shortage of excitement in the year ahead as President Donald Trump looks to make good on his promises to get tough on China and renegotiate NAFTA while a Republican Congress begins debating […]
Coverage: Auto sales slump in January
After a record year of sales of cars and light trucks in 2016, January sales fell 1.8 percent, calling into question whether the auto market is ripe for a slump. Michael Wayland of The Detroit News had the details: Demand for utility vehicles such as crossovers, SUVs and pickups continued to help many automakers offset heavy […]
Vox seeks economic policy reporter in DC
Vox.com is seeking a reporter to cover how economic policy affects workers, families, and businesses across America. With a new administration in Washington, and at a moment of great social, economic and political division, Vox is expanding its policy team in order to deliver more ambitious and deeply reported stories for its audience — stories […]
Da Costa joins Business Insider to cover Fed
Business Insider editor Alyson Shontell sent out the following announcement on Friday: Hi everyone, We have some exciting news to share. Pedro da Costa is joining Business Insider as senior correspondent covering markets and finance, with a particular focus on the Federal Reserve. He is based in Washington, D.C. Some of you may already be familiar with […]
24/7WallSt.com launches stat sites for 20 cities
24/7 Wall St.com has launched city statistics sites for 20 major cities that give information about a city’s metro demographics, municipal financials and government performance, economies and businesses. Editor in chief Douglas McIntyre writes, “The city stats sites are created from the 24/7 Wall St. databases, which the publication has used for seven years to […]
New York Times seeks economics editor
The New York Times is seeking a creative and inspiring leader to direct and help define our economics coverage. We are especially open to new ideas about how best to structure and execute top-flight economics coverage in the digital media age. Candidates should have a deep background in editing and/or writing about economics, a demonstrated […]
