Quartz seeks markets and economics reporter
Quartz seeks a reporter to cover international markets and economics, and the relentless flow of charts, data and ideas they produce. You would be part of the growing Quartz team based in New York, and help shape our efforts to take bracingly creative approaches to covering business news. We are looking for journalists with professional reporting […]
Coverage: Fed raises interest rates, sees more hikes
The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday and signaled that there would be more rate hikes if the economy continues to grow, but they would be gradual. Martin Crutsinger of the Associated Press had the news: The Fed’s key short-term rate is rising by a quarter-point to a still-low range […]
Writing about government economic reports is hard. Do the work
Los Angeles Times Who are we to call an employment report “healthy”? The 235,000 added jobs might look “healthy,” but there’s plenty of information buried in the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics report that could inform other interpretations. For example, if you look at “total nonfarm” figures in the February report, you see […]
Wall Street Journal seeks economic data reporter
The Washington, D.C., bureau of The Wall Street Journal is seeking an entry-level reporter to cover economic data in the nation’s capital. This beat involves a wide range of market-sensitive news in a fast-paced environment. Speed, accuracy and enthusiasm for learning business and economics reporting are essential. The reporter will gain expertise in handling economic […]
How WSJ’s Davis got into covering economics
Bob Davis, a senior editor at The Wall Street Journal, spoke about his career at SUNY-New Paltz and how he got into writing about economics, according to a story by Chris Sumano on The New Paltz Oracle. Sumano writes, “After the publication went out of business, and later working in print, Davis found his way to The […]
Coverage: Fed minutes point to another rate hike soon
The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes of its most-recent meeting on Wednesday, and the disclosure indicated that an interest rate hike would happen soon. Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange of Reuters had the news: The minutes of the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 discussion, at which the U.S. central bank voted to keep rates unchanged, also showed […]
Lowrey to cover economic policy for The Atlantic
Annie Lowrey, who covers economic policy for New York magazine, has been hired by The Atlantic to cover the same beat. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, sent the following to the staff on Wednesday: Some good news for you, amid all the other news: Annie Lowrey is joining us as a writer. […]
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 […]
