NOTUS hires Giorno to cover lobbying and influence
News site NOTUS has hired Taylor Giorno to cover lobbying and influence. She has been at The Hill as a business and lobbying reporter. Before that, she worked as a money-in-politics reporter at OpenSecrets. Previously, Giorno interned ay Quincy Institute, where she analyzed the U.S. military budget, foreign lobbying, and restraint-based national security strategy with the Democratizing […]
FT warns UK government about AI exemptions
Preserving copyright protections for news publishers against theft by artificial intelligence companies is “a question of right and wrong,” the policy chief at the Financial Times says. Bron Maher of Press Gazette reports, “Matt Rogerson, director of global public policy and platform strategy at the FT and the former Guardian Media Group director of public policy, said […]
Traffic surges at news sites covering government business
Small news publishers that specialize in the federal workforce and government business are landing big scoops and seeing equally big traffic gains, reports Liam Reilly of CNN. Reill reports, “The Federal News Network — which markets itself as a nonpartisan destination for federal managers — has seen traffic five to six times greater than a normal week […]
Reuters taps Borter to cover Congress
Scott Malone, a politics editor for Reuters in Washington, sent out the following on Monday: We’re thrilled to announce that Gabriella Borter has joined the U.S. politics team as a congressional correspondent, breaking news on the daily ins and outs of Capitol Hill – the partisan fights, lawmakers’ success (and failure) in passing major policy […]
MLex starts AI, intellectual property news services
Regulatory news service MLex said Thursday it has launched services covering artificial intelligence and intellectual property. The artificial intelligence news service will be run by chief global correspondents Mike Swift and Matthew Newman. It will cover how regulators worldwide are interpreting laws. “Other news organizations might tell you when a suit is filed or a […]
Bloomberg Law taps Rozen to cover government workforce and efficiency
Bloomberg Law has named Courtney Rozen its federal workforce and government efficiency reporter. She spent the last four years covering the Biden administration as Bloomberg Government’s White House reporter. While on the beat, she broke news on the Justice Department’s probe into COVID test fraud and the launch of a lottery for Venezuelan migrants. She published […]
WSJ seeks a White House reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a White House reporter in Washington, DC, to break news and write consequential enterprise stories during a moment when businesses, families, and world leaders are all seeking to learn more about what is happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The ideal candidate will be someone with a deep knowledge of […]
Howard joining Bloomberg’s financial regulation team
Bloomberg News journalist Megan Howard is joining its financial regulation team. She has been team leader for breaking news in Washington. Howard has been on the breaking news team since September 2019. She previously was deputy team leader. Howard has been a a congressional reporter covering veterans affairs and defense for Bloomberg Government. She has appeared on Bloomberg Radio and ABC’s […]
Politico’s Guggenheim wins Dirksen award
Politico tax policy reporter Benjamin Guggenheim has been awarded the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for his groundbreaking investigation, “The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy.” The award is given by the National Press Foundation. The Dirksen award recognizes journalists whose work […]
Cohen joining Bloomberg Tax
Zach Cohen is joining Bloomberg Tax to cover the fiscal cliff and tax issues on Capitol Hill. He has been covering Congress for Bloomberg Government. Cohen previously was a Senate reporter at the National Journal. Before that, he served as a staff correspondent for Hotline and web producer for Hotline at the Journal. Prior to […]
