BGov launches state government coverage
Bloomberg Government announced Tuesday the launch of a state government news service called Bloomberg Government: State. The service features reporting of journalists across the country covering policy areas — including energy, the environment, health care, labor policy, and taxes — and proprietary Bloomberg technology that aggregates state and local news from over 35,000 sources. The […]
Coverage: Fed prepares first rate cut in decade
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a cut in interest rates today on deepening concern about U.S. economic growth sustainability. CNBC’s Sam Meredith reported Dow had jumped 70 points in anticipation of the move: U.S. stock index futures were higher Wednesday morning, as market participants braced for the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s […]
Bloomberg hires Fabian to cover the White House
Bloomberg News has hired Jordan Fabian to cover the White House. He starts Aug. 12. Fabian is currently a White House reporter for The Hill. He has been there since March 2015. He previously spent two years at Fusion, an ABC/Univision joint venture, as political editor. He previously worked at Univision and at The Hill […]
Coverage: Bernie Sanders to propose plan for canceling $1.6 trillion in student debt
Senator Bernie Sanders will later today propose legislation that could see $1.6 trillion in student debt erased from the board. Ryan Nobles and Gregory Krieg had the news for CNN: Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to stake out uncharted territory in the Democratic presidential primary, offering up a plan to completely eliminate the student loan […]
WSJ seeks a White House reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and aggressive reporter to be part of the team that covers the White House. The job involves press duty in the briefing room as part of a rotation but also enterprise stories and breaking news that will provide the most distinctive coverage of this huge story, particularly […]
WSJ seeks a Washington Wire reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full-time experienced correspondent to drive one of the signature brands in political journalism: the Washington Wire. This feature has been a staple of WSJ politics reporting for decades and will be a key pillar of our coverage of the 2020 elections. We are looking for a writer […]
National Journal’s Pershing is joining the WSJ as politics editor
Ben Pershing, the editor of the National Journal, is joining The Wall Street Journal as politics editor. Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: All: I am delighted to announce that Ben Pershing is named Politics Editor of The Wall Street Journal. Ben is currently editor of National Journal and […]
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 […]
