Contexte hires Sunderland to cover EU energy

Contexte has hired Ciarán Sunderland to cover European Union energy policy as part of a new English-language news service starting next month. Sunderland currently works as an EU and NATO correspondent for dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH in Brussels. He previously was a digital journalist for the Irish Examiner. Sunderland holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity […]
Fortune hires Blum to be energy editor

Fortune has hired Jordan Blum as its energy editor. He is based in Houston. Blum previously was editorial director for Hart Energy and senior oil editor for S&P Global. He also spent nearly five years at the Houston Chronicle as its energy reporter. He also worked at the Houston Business Journal. Blum was Washington bureau chief for The Advocate in Washington, […]
Bloomberg seeks an energy and commodities editor in Tokyo

Bloomberg News is one of the biggest financial and business news organizations in the world. We lead the way in breaking news and providing analysis on financial markets, from daily coverage through to in-depth features. We are known for our quality, accuracy and ability to deliver news investors can use. It’s what keeps us inventing […]
Tampa Bay Times launches environment hub

The Tampa Bay Times announced the launch of its environment hub, which will be comprised of four journalists and a coordinating editor. Members include Max Chesnes, lead environment and climate reporter; Emily L. Mahoney, energy reporter; Michaela Mulligan, environment and climate reporter; Jack Prator, environment and breaking news reporter, and Chris Tisch, senior editor/environment, breaking […]
Guillot moving to Politico’s energy and climate team

Politico reporter Louise Guillot is moving to its energy and climate team to cover European Union climate policy. She has been a reporter on Politico’s sustainability team. Born in France, Guillot studied literature and political science at the University of Poitiers before moving to Paris for her master’s degree at Sciences Po, where she decided to dive […]
Arkansas Advocate hires Platt to cover energy and environment

The Arkansas Advocate has hired Ainsley Platt to cover energy and the environment. Platt will start on Monday. She has been at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette covering the environment for the past year. She also interned for the Little Rock newspaper. Platt is a graduate of the University of Alabama. While there, she was news editor of the […]
FT taps Chu to cover the US economy

Amanda Chu has been appointed U.S. economics correspondent, based in New York, to report on major economic data releases and institutions. She will also produce data-driven reporting on how investment patterns respond to shifts in politics, policy and global markets, as well as contribute to broader coverage of U.S. economic policy. Chu joined the FT […]
Covering the economic impact of climate change

Katie Myers covers climate issues in Appalachia through a collaboration between Blue Ridge Public Radio and Grist. Her freelance work has been featured by the BBC, NPR, Belt Magazine, Scalawag Magazine and other publications. She spoke with Journalism Funding Project about her work. Here is an excerpt: Q. What do you hope to accomplish in […]
MLex hires Budryk to cover trade

MLex has hired Zack Budryk to cover the trade beat. He has been an energy and environment reporter from The Hill with a special focus on the historical context of environmental issues, climate and environment-related legal battles and the effects of climate and environmental disasters on frontline communities. Budryk also co-wrote The Hill’s daily Overnight Energy […]
Bloomberg taps Orland as deputy team leader for Americas oil trading

Bloomberg News journalist Kevin Orland has been named deputy team leader for Americas oil trading coverage. He will remain Calgary bureau chief. He has been with Bloomberg since October 2003, originally starting as a general assignment reporter. He was also commodities editor and commodities team leader, and he spent 15 month as the industrial deputy team leader and […]