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. […]
Coverage: Musk, Tesla settle charges with SEC
Tesla CEO Elon Musk settled fraud charges with the Security and Exchange Commission on Saturday, requiring the billionaire to pay a $20 million fine and step down as chairman for three years. He will remain CEO. Dalvin Brown of USA Today had the news: Musk has 45 days to resign from the chairmanship, and Tesla will appoint an independent […]
Coverage: SEC files charges against Tesla’s Musk
U.S. securities regulators on Thursday accused Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about potentially taking Tesla private last month. Jonathan Stempel and Alexandria Sage of Reuters had the news: […]
MLex hires CQ Roll Call’s Ota to cover taxes
MLex’s US Tax Watch has added longtime Washington journalist Alan K. Ota as a reporter covering taxes and the Internal Revenue Service. Ota joins MLex US Tax Watch from CQ Roll Call, where he gained extensive experience over two decades covering Congress and federal agencies, including the IRS. He has been at CQ Roll Call […]
