How STAT News and the Boston Globe work with each other
Rick Edmonds of The Poynter Institute writes about health care news site STAT News and how it works with its parent company, The Boston Globe. Edmonds writes, “The Globe is a clear leader in digital-only subscriptions among regional newspapers with more than 200,000. Its audience staff meets with STAT’s monthly to compare notes, but big differences […]
Axios hires Reed as health care editor
Tina Reed has been hired by Axios to be its health care editor. She previously was executive editor at Fierce Healthcare, where she had been since April 2018. Reed had previously been with the Washington Business Journal since January 2014. Before that, she was a reporter and online content editor for the Capital Gazette. As a reporter […]
Mullin departs Medium’s OneZero
Emily Mullin, who had been reporting on biotech for Medium’s OneZero publication, is among those who have taken its buyout offer. “I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to pursue meaningful stories about biotechnology and society over the past two years,” she wrote on Twitter. Emily Mullin Mullen was previously a freelance writer who has […]
Triangle Biz Journal hires Waraich to cover health care
The Triangle Business Journal has hired Sonia Waraich to cover health care. She started on Monday. Waraich will also cover life science and higher education in the Triangle. She previously worked as a reporter for the Times-Standard in Eureka, California She is a graduate of California State University, East Bay.
Kaiser Health News seeks a reporter in St. Louis
KFF, the non-profit health policy analysis, polling and journalism organization, is seeking a St. Louis-based editor/correspondent to join the staff of Kaiser Health News (KHN), the national newsroom producing and distributing in-depth journalism about health issues across the country. KHN has a vibrant and ambitious staff based in Washington, D.C., California, Missouri, Colorado and Montana. […]
How STAT News readership exploded in 2020
Luke Winkie of Nieman Lab writes about STAT News, the Boston-based health care news site where readership grew exponentially in 2020. Winkie writes, “Last February, the site tripled its metrics to 4.7 million monthly unique visitors. By March, as it proved clear that the pandemic would be the only news story that mattered for quite some […]
STAT News journalists to join Boston Globe union
STAT News journalists will join the Boston Globe’s union, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “Stat, based in Boston, focuses on science, health and biotech journalism and has close to 40 editorial staff members. It was one of the first outlets to extensively cover the outbreak of the coronavirus in January 2020 and saw a boost […]
FT names Mancini its European pharma reporter and Kuchler its global pharma correspondent
The Financial Times has named Donato Paolo Mancini as its European pharmaceuticals reporter. In addition, Hannah Kuchler will be moving back to London to become its global pharmaceuticals correspondent. She has been the publication’s U.S. pharmaceuticals correspondent and its San Francisco correspondent. Mancini previously covered European pharmaceuticals and other news for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal before […]
Politico hires Reyes as head of health care team
Politico managing editor Sundeep Reddy sent the following to the staff: We’re thrilled to welcome Eli Reyes, an experienced newsroom leader with a track record of delivering accountability journalism across politics and business coverage, as the new head of POLITICO’s health care team. Eli will guide our stellar health care reporters and editors who have been delivering […]
Bloomberg News reporter LaVito moving to Boston
Bloomberg News reporter Angelica LaVito is moving to Boston to expand her coverage to health care topics such as biotech and public health. She will relocate this summer. She has been based in New York. She has been at Bloomberg since January 2020 covering the e-cigarette industry, including Juul Labs Inc. She also reported on pharmacies, […]
