Bloomberg reporter Wingrove moving to White House team

Josh Wingrove, a reporter for Bloomberg News in Canada, is moving to its Washington bureau to become part of its White House team. Wingrove has been covering the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He’s been at Bloomberg since February 2015 and previously spent seven years at The Globe and Mail, where he covered […]

Washington Biz Journal hires new fed biz reporter

Washington Business Journal editor Doug Fruehling sent out the following announcement to his staff on Monday: Hi all – Please welcome Carten Cordell, our new FedBiz reporter who started today. Carten joins us from FedScoop, where he was senior technology reporter covering federal agency acquisition, IT and cybersecurity issues. Before that, he was a senior staff reporter […]

Changes made in Bloomberg’s DC bureau

Bloomberg News has made some changes to its editorial staffing in its Washington bureau. Anna Edgerton becomes a deputy editor on the Congress team. She was previously a Congress reporter at Bloomberg. Edgerton has been with Bloomberg since January 2013 and previously worked at the Miami Herald. Justin Blum joins the White House desk. He […]

Dorning to take over ag beat at Bloomberg

Mike Dorning, deputy White House editor at Bloomberg News, will take over the ag beat for the news organization next week. Dorning has been deputy White House editor since December 2016, managing a team of eight reporters covering the White House and the U.S. Treasury

Washington Biz Journal senior staff reporter Terry is leaving

Robert Terry, a senior staff reporter at the Washington Business Journal covering federal government contracts and government business, is leaving the paper. Terry writes, “I became the third journalist to occupy the FedBiz chair here at WBJ and since today is my last day, that means my tenure will be the shortest. “But after more […]

Bloomberg seeks a White House reporter

The Bloomberg Washington bureau is seeking a reporter to cover the White House. Covering Donald Trump’s White House is a round-the-clock affair, and the ideal candidate for this job is a high-energy news-breaker, someone who lives to scoop the competition. Prior experience covering Washington is not required. What is required is competitive spirit, a collegial […]

Yahoo Finance hires Smith as DC reporter

Jessica Smith has been hired by Yahoo Finance as a Washington-based reporter. Smith comes from Nexstar Media Group’s Washington bureau, where she reported for 100+ local TV stations since April 2017. She primarily focused on consumer issues, trade and taxes. Smith spent three years reporting at WISH-TV in Indianapolis and started her career at Fox Business Network […]

Bloomberg hires McClatchy’s Benjaminson to run tax team in DC

Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief Craig Gordon sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We have some promotions we’re highlighting: Wendy Benjaminson, Managing Editor of the Washington bureau of McClatchy, will join Bloomberg to be Tax Team Leader in the Washington bureau. Wendy formerly served as acting Washington bureau chief and in other roles for […]

Washington Post hires Bloomberg’s Olorunnipa

Washington Post national editor Steven Ginsberg, deputy national editor Lori Montgomery and senior politics editor Peter Wallsten sent out the following announcement: We are very excited to announce that Toluse “Tolu” Olorunnipa is joining The Washington Post — initially on our White House team before transitioning later this year to become a full-time campaign reporter […]

WSJ seeks an editor to oversee Justice Department and judiciary coverage

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced and motivated editor to lead its team of reporters covering the Justice Department, the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary. The remit encompasses a wide range of the most important stories from Washington, from the future of the Justice Department as an institution to the future […]