E&E News hires Picon to cover energy policy

E&E News has hired Andres Picon to cover energy policy in Congress. Picon has been a Politico fellow reporting on energy and environment policy for E&E News. He came to Politico from the San Francisco Chronicle, where he was a general assignment reporter. Previously, he covered education at the San Antonio Express-News and was a reporter and researcher at […]

FT energy editor Brower becoming US politics editor

Derek Brower has been named U.S. political news editor of the Financial Times in New York. In his new role, Brower will oversee the FT’s 2024 presidential election coverage and manage the FT’s Washington bureau, including reporting on foreign and military affairs, economic and monetary policy, and business regulation. He will also oversee political reporting […]

OPEC cancels accreditation for Bloomberg, Reuters and WSJ

OPEC has canceled accreditation for reporters from The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg News to cover a conference in Vienna, reports Emma Ross-Thomas of Bloomberg News. Ross-Thomas reports that the conference “will feature the head of BP Plc and the European Union’s top energy official.” “‘We are very concerned by the prospect of OPEC […]

Portland Press Herald seeks a reporter to cover energy and utilities

The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram seeks an outstanding journalist to cover energy/utilities and other business news. The top candidate for this position will have a distinguished record of using public documents, data and compelling interviews to break news, reveal truths, hold the powerful accountable and help readers understand complex issues. We are an ambitious […]

Energy reporter Hulac laid off from CQ/Roll Call

Energy and environmental reporter Benjamin Hulac has been laid off from CQ Roll Call. He had been with the publications since January 2019. Hulac previously worked for E&E News, also in Washington. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and holds a master’s from Columbia University in journalism.

OPEC bans Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg from meeting

OPEC has banned Reuters, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal from its production meeting in Vienna, reports David Sheppard and Samer Al-Altrush of The Financial Times. Sheppard and Al-Altrush report, “The media ban is unusual for Opec, with headlines from its meetings having the potential to move oil prices and financial markets around the world, particularly at a time […]

Lancaster Online hires DeOrnellas as environment and ag reporter

Elizabeth DeOrnellas has joined Lancaster Online in Pennsylvania as an environment and agriculture reporter. Recently, DeOrnellas worked with Billy Penn and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting on a year-long project to explore education disparities in Philadelphia. She worked as a journalist adviser and part of the English faculty at The Hill School […]

Heatmap News hires Zeitlin to cover energy transition

Matthew Zeitlin has been hired by Heatmap News to cover the energy transition. Zeitlin currently an economics reporter at Grid. His stories have been published by The New York Times, New York Magazine,  The New Republic, Barron’s, The Guardian, Vox, Slate, The Nation, Business Insider, Bloomberg Opinion, and The Atlantic, among others. He previously worked as […]

Columbia names energy journalism fellows

The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs announced this year’s cohort of journalists selected for the 2023 Energy Journalism Fellows program, which will be held on Columbia University’s campus in New York City from June 20-23. The Energy Journalism Fellows program, formerly known as the Energy Journalism […]

Houston Biz Journal seeks an energy reporter

The reporters for ACBJ will join our newsroom and cover markets for one of the hottest economies in the country. Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about the most important industries, companies and people in the region. They are expected to provide forward-looking business intelligence to savvy readers who will […]