Washington Examiner seeks a business reporter

The Washington Examiner is seeking a reporter to cover the intersection of politics and business. This reporter will work with the business editor and news desk to produce breaking news and enterprise pieces explaining the impact of Washington policy on the bottom lines of – and ordinary people in – both Corporate America and Main […]

BGOV hires Tritten as a senior reporter

Travis J. Tritten has been hired as a senior reporter at Bloomberg Government. Tritten, who was a defense and national security reporter at the Examiner, will cover defense and national security coverage at the Pentagon. At the Examiner, where he worked since March 2017, Tritten helped compile the “Daily on Defense” newsletter. He has 15 […]

Reuters hires Roston from BuzzFeed

Mary Milliken, U.S. foreign policy editor at Reuters, sent out the following announcement: We are pleased to announce that Aram Roston is joining Reuters in Washington as a national security reporter with a focus on U.S. intelligence, starting on January 21 and reporting to Mary Milliken. Aram brings to Reuters an impressive record as an investigative […]

MLex reporter Fillion moves to full-time antitrust beat

Max Fillion, an MLex reporter who had been covering trade, data privacy, antitrust and other regulation, will now cover antitrust as a full-time beat. On Twitter, Fillion wrote, “This means we’re hiring a reporter for the DC Bureau! The job is perfect for recent J School grads. I’ve had an excellent time in this position […]

WSJ names Cummings its DC deputy bureau chief

Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement: All: Over the past two years, we have been ramping up in the Washington bureau to reflect the huge importance of the story and to ensure that we are dominating topics that are vital for the Journal’s readers and core to the […]

Woellert becoming Politico’s Florida editor

Joe Schatz, the editor of Politico States, sent out the following announcement on Friday: Hi all, Good news on the Florida front: Lorraine Woellert is moving over from the White House team to be our new Florida editor, guiding our policy coverage of the nation’s largest swing state as a new governor takes office and 2020 […]

How covering monetary policy and financial regulation means knocking on doors

David Beckwith of Macro Musings interviewed Victoria Guida, a reporter for Politico where she covers monetary policy and financial regulation. Here is an excerpt: David Beckwith: How did you become a financial journalist? Victoria Guida: Yeah, so I kind of fell into it. I majored in political science and journalism in college, so no particular focus on economics and finance, […]

Politico seeks a tech policy reporter

Politico Pro is looking for a smart, aggressive reporter to cover technology policy and politics. The ideal candidate possesses tech and/or telecommunications policy expertise, a passion for politics, an eye for the business impact of policy decisions and strong writing skills. Experience covering Capitol Hill, the FCC, the FTC or other relevant agencies in Washington is a […]

Treasury employee accused of leaking documents to reporters

A U.S. Treasury Department employee has been charged with leaking confidential financial documents to reporters, writes Dan Mangan of CNBC.com. Mangan writes, “Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a 40-year-old senior advisor in Treasury’s financial crimes enforcement network, will face criminal charges in New York. Edwards, who was arrested Tuesday, is due to appear before a judge […]

Mlex seeks a senior tech correspondent in Brussels

MLex is looking for an experienced tech/telco correspondent to contribute to our growing European coverage of the major emerging regulatory risks in digital services. Purpose of the role: The role is a new one, as we build out our existing digital-risk team across the globe, with parallel expansion taking place in North America and Asia. […]